Ranunculaceae
Spinyfruit buttercup
Ranunculus muricatus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Ranunculus
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Common names
By language (11)
- Afrikaans
- Pepergras
- Arabic
- حوذان أرجواني
- arz
- حوذان ارجوانى
- Chinese
- 刺果毛茛, 毛茛, 浅裂毛茛
- Czech
- Pryskyřník měkkoostenný
- English
- Spinyfruit buttercup
- Persian
- آلاله سنگپائی
- Slovenian
- Bodičastoplodna zlatica
- Spanish
- Abrojo a cuatro, Abrojos a cinco, Abrojos a cuatro, Amorias, Amórias, Caillos, Cardo abrepuño, Caíllos
- Swedish
- Taggsmörblomma
- Welsh
- Blodyn-ymenyn ffrwythau garw
Synonyms
- Notophilus muricatus (L.) Fourr.
- Ranunculus cabulicus Boiss.
- Ranunculus coronatus Ehrenb. ex Boiss.
- Ranunculus graecus Griseb.
- Ranunculus lavrentiadis Papan. & Kokkini
- Ranunculus muricatus var. brasilianus DC.
- Ranunculus muricatus var. marginatus Reiche
- Ranunculus palaris Phil.
- Ranunculus ventricosus Vent.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Xavier Béjar, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: psammead, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.