Ranunculus repens Creeping buttercup (Ranunculaceae)

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Ranunculus repens
Creeping buttercup
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The Ranunculus repens plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Ranunculaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Creeping buttercup.

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Latin Name:  Ranunculus repens
Common Name:  Creeping buttercup
Family:  Ranunculaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  All parts of the plant are poisonous[19], the toxins being destroyed by heat or by drying[65]. The plant also has a strongly acrid juice that can cause blistering to the skin[65, 183].

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  Wet meadows, pastures, woods, dune slacks etc[19]. A common and rampant weed, avoiding acid soils[19].

Edible Uses: Leaves - cooked and used as a pot-herb[2, 105]. A famine food, used when all else fails, and I would rather give it a miss even then[K]! See the notes above on toxicity. Root - must be dried beforehand and thoroughly cooked[118]. Personally, I would rather give this one a miss[K], see the notes above on toxicity.

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