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Ranunculus crenatus

Crenate Buttercup

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Common name

Crenate Buttercup

Scientific name

Ranunculus crenatus Waldst. & Kit.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant. The stem is 3 to 15 cm tall. The flowers 1,5–2,5 cm across. The basal leaf are reniform. Leaf margin crenate. Flowering season: June-August^[1].

Habitat

Wet and stony meadows, along the melting snowbanks and rock cracks in the high mountain belt^[2].

Distribution in Bulgaria

Found in the following mountains: Rila, Pirin, Stara planina and Western Rhodopes; between 1600 and 2600 m (≈ 5250 - 8530 ft) altitude^[3].

General distribution

Central and Southeast Europe^[4].

References

[1] Пенев Ив. 1970. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том IV. Издателство на БАН. София.

[2] Пенев Ив. 1970. Пос. източник.

[3] Пенев Ив. 1970. Пос. източник.

[4] Пенев Ив. 1970. Пос. източник.

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