Ranunculus peltatus, SE: Sköldmöja, DE: Schild-Wasserhahnenfuß,
NL: Grote waterranonkel, UK: Pond Water-crowfoot

Scientific name:  Ranunculus peltatus Schrank
Swedish name:  Sköldmöja
German name:  Schild-Wasserhahnenfuß
Nederlandse naam:  Grote waterranonkel
English name:  Pond Water-crowfoot
Family:  Ranunculaceae, Crowfoot family, Ranunkelväxter

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Life form:  Perennial water plant
Stems:  Up to 200 cm, green or off-white
Leaves:  Submerged leaves, 3–5 lobed, lobes thread-like; floating leaves, kidney-shaped-roundish,3-5 lobes
Flowers:   Long-stalked, above water; regular corolla, white and yellow at base of petals, 5 overlapping petals
Flowering Period:  May, June, July, August, September
Fruits:  Achene; hairy or bare
Habitat:  Nutrient-rich lakes and rivers
Distribution:  Skåne to Torne Lapland

Ranunculus peltatus, Sköldmöja, Schild-Wasserhahnenfuß, Grote waterranonkel, Pond Water-crowfoot


Derivation of the botanical name:
Ranunculus from Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places.
peltatus, pelta, πελτη, a small shield used by the Thracians; shield like, peltate.
  • The standard author abbreviation Schrank is used to indicate Franz Paula von Schrank (1747 – 1810), a German botanist and entomologist.
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

Ranunculus peltatus, Sköldmöja, Schild-Wasserhahnenfuß, Grote waterranonkel, Pond Water-crowfoot



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