Ranunculaceae

Adder's-tongue spearwort

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius Vill.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus

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Adder's-tongue spearwort (Ranunculus ophioglossifolius) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: حوذان مصقول الأوراق
English: Adder's-tongue spearwort
French: Renoncule à Feuilles d'Ophioglosse
Hebrew: נורית הביצות
Persian: آلاله مارزبانی
Swedish: Gotlandsranunkel
Welsh: Llafnlys tafod y neidr

Synonyms

Glossophyllum ophioglossifolium Fourr.
Myosurus minimus subsp. minimus
Myosurus minimus var. minimus
Myosurus sessilis subsp. alopecuroides (Greene) D.E.Stone
Ranunculus cordifolius Bastard
Ranunculus depressus Georgi
Ranunculus fistulosus Brign.
Ranunculus minimus hort. ex Schltdl.
Ranunculus myosurus Afzel.
Ranunculus oppositifolius Kanitz
Ranunculus tauricus Pall.
Ranunculus uliginosus Willd.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sjeans, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anah Bertinelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vianney Franssens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marta Vidal gallego, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.