Corn Buttercup

Ranunculus arvensis

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Basic Information

Family: Ranunculaceae

Genus: ranunculus

Plant ID (slug): ranunculus-arvensis

Numeric ID: 22067

USDA Hardiness: Coming soon

Ratings

Physical Characteristics

Ranunculus arvensis is a ANNUAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Distribution

Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to N. Africa, W. Asia to the Himalayas.

Habitats

Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthmatic Antirheumatic Febrifuge The plant is used is used in the treatment of intermittent fevers, gout and asthma[240].

Known Hazards

All parts of the plant are poisonous when fresh, the toxins are destroyed by heat or by drying[4, 10, 19, 21, 65]. The plant also has a strongly acrid juice that can cause blistering to the skin[65, 183].