Common name:
Threadleaf water-crowfoot
Family:
Scientific name:
Ranunculus trichophyllus
Main flower color:
Range:
Most common across England; also in Scotland, Wales and Ireland
Height:
A few cm
Habitat:
Still or slow moving-water, either along the margins or submerged
Flowers:
Small, up to 12 mm across, attached by relatively thick, hairless stalks, up to 6 cm long. Petals are obovate, white, yellow at the base, and non-overlapping
Leaves:
Capillary leaves only; divided up to four times into short, thread-like segments, with the division points becoming closer together towards the tip. Leaves are longer than the distance between adjacent nodes
Season:
April to June
Rarity:
★★★★★
