This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The venation pattern of the petals of Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus was analyzed in terms of dichotomy number and position for six ...

If you're a fan of full-bodied, multi-layered blooms, there's a good chance you'll like the ranunculus. And October can actually be the perfect time to plant these stunning blooms, depending on your ...

Children have long known that if you hold a little buttercup flower under your chin on a sunny day, the underside of your chin will be bathed in a yellow light. Now, by examining the petals of one ...

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Seedlings of Ranunculus repens and R. acris were transplanted into an array of experimental grasslands with differing plant species richness and number of functional groups. Half of the plots were ...

I have a love-hate relationship with buttercups. In wet, shady parts of the garden, I fight an endless battle with Ranunculus repens, aptly named after Rana the frog, our friend from cool and damp ...

When we moved to our house in Devon 28 years ago, there had never been a garden. Perennial weeds were in complete control and one of the most tenacious was the creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens.

Scientists have found that the distinctive glossiness of the buttercup flower, which children like to shine under the chin to test whether their friends like butter, is related to its unique ...