how ranunculus sardous came by the appellation of "hairy" i do not know. if it were up to me, i'd have called it "waxy". the flower has the appearance and feel of being covered in a high gloss wax. this particular specimen was photographed by the fence that surrounds the JSU stadium in Jackson Mississippi. i've often observed this flower in water-logged ditches that run along roads here in the south. r. sardous was introduce to the U.S.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
hairy buttercup
here is ranunculus sardous of the family ranunculaceae:
how ranunculus sardous came by the appellation of "hairy" i do not know. if it were up to me, i'd have called it "waxy". the flower has the appearance and feel of being covered in a high gloss wax. this particular specimen was photographed by the fence that surrounds the JSU stadium in Jackson Mississippi. i've often observed this flower in water-logged ditches that run along roads here in the south. r. sardous was introduce to the U.S.
how ranunculus sardous came by the appellation of "hairy" i do not know. if it were up to me, i'd have called it "waxy". the flower has the appearance and feel of being covered in a high gloss wax. this particular specimen was photographed by the fence that surrounds the JSU stadium in Jackson Mississippi. i've often observed this flower in water-logged ditches that run along roads here in the south. r. sardous was introduce to the U.S.
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Hi Daniel
Nice to read the comment about your buttercup growing in ditches.
In the UK we still have some farmers' fields that display vestiges of an ancient farming system called 'ridge and furrow' (basically a system of ditches running across the fields).
It's been observed that different species of buttercups over here are similarly choosy about whether they prefer the ridges or the furrows.
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZuIH8eEwam4C&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=buttercup+ridge+furrow&source=web&ots=VoYwvTDAjy&sig=nGCT6sfO2WdC-h8AYvU-DWN-Lzc
best
Henry
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