- Ranunculus sceleratus L. - Celery-leaved Buttercup - Ranunculaceae
© Roy Anderson
© Neville McKee
(Map updated: March 2008)
A tall buttercup species with rather small flowers and a distinctive elongated receptacle at the centre of the flower which carries the achenes (single-seeded dry fruits).
Characteristically found beside drainage ditches or muddy ponds, especially in Co. Down and the Lough Neagh basin; less frequent in other areas; mainly in coastal situations in north Co. Londonderry.
All names: Ranunculus sceleratus L.
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database