Bulbous Buttercup - Ranunculus bulbosus

Height up to 40cm (16in). Widespread and often abundant hairy perennial, favouring dry grassland including chalk downs. Leaves divided into three lobes, each of which is stalked. The deep yellow - orange flowers are 20 - 30mm (0.75 - 1.25in) across and appear May-August, The sepals are folded back down the stalk.

This plant is poisonous.

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