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Ranunculus hamatosetosus (Ranunculus hamatosetosus)

Description

Ranunculus�/r�?n??kj?l?s/�is a�genus�of about 500�species�of�flowering plants�in the family�Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus include the�buttercups,�spearworts�and�water crowfoots. The petals are often highly�lustrous, especially in yellow species, owing to a special coloration mechanism: the petal's upper surface is very smooth causing a mirror-like reflection.�The flash aids in attracting�pollinating�insects and�temperature regulation�of the flower's reproductive organs.�Buttercups usually flower in the spring, but flowers may be found throughout the summer, especially where the plants are growing as opportunistic colonizers, as in the case of garden weeds

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ranunculales

            • Family: Ranunculaceae

              • Genus: Ranunculus