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Ranunculus aquatilis L.

Fam.: Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.

Synon.: Batrachium aquatile (L.) DUMORT.

Genus: Ranunculus L., Batrachium (DC.) GRAY

Authors:
	L.:	Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	DUMORT.:	Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797 - 1878), Belgian politician and botanist
	DC.:	Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle (1778 - 1841), Swiss botanist
	GRAY:	Samuel Frederick Gray (1766 - 1828), British pharmacologist and botanist

Etymology:
	Ranunculus:	diminutive of rana = frog
	aquatilis:	growing in or at water
	Batrachium:	batracheios = frogs

The Common Water Crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis has flat swimming leaves of three to five lobes and filamentous underwater leaves that are somewhat stiff and do not collapse outside of the water. Fresh flowers have overlapping petals and 15 to 22 stamens.

Fig. 1: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Dieburg 22.5.2015

Fig. 2: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Dieburg 22.5.2015

Fig. 3: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Dieburg 22.5.2015

Fig. 4: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Dieburg 22.5.2015

Fig. 5: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Dieburg 22.5.2015

Fig. 6: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Dieburg 22.5.2015

Fig. 7: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Schwarzenborn 31.5.2014

Fig. 8: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Schwarzenborn 31.5.2014

Fig. 9: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Schwarzenborn 31.5.2014

Fig. 10: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Schwarzenborn 31.5.2014

Fig. 11: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Schwarzenborn 31.5.2014

Fig. 12: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Schwarzenborn 31.5.2014

Fig. 13: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Schwarzenborn 31.5.2014

Fig. 14: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
D Schwarzenborn 31.5.2014

Fig. 15: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Camargue, Mas-Thibert 2.5.2023

Fig. 16: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Camargue, Mas-Thibert 2.5.2023

Fig. 17: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Camargue, Mas-Thibert 2.5.2023

Fig. 18: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Camargue, Mas-Thibert 2.5.2023

Fig. 19: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Camargue, Mas-Thibert 2.5.2023

Fig. 20: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Camargue, Mas-Thibert 2.5.2023

Fig. 21: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Camargue, Mas-Thibert 2.5.2023

Fig. 22: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Camargue, Mas-Thibert 2.5.2023

Fig. 23: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Sermoyer 4.5.2023

Fig. 24: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Sermoyer 4.5.2023

Fig. 25: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Sermoyer 4.5.2023

Fig. 26: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Sermoyer 4.5.2023

Fig. 27: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Sermoyer 4.5.2023

Fig. 28: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Sermoyer 4.5.2023

Fig. 29: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
F Sermoyer 4.5.2023

Fig. 30: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
GR Peloponnese, Strofilia Forest near Kalogria 27.3.2013

Fig. 31: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
GR Peloponnese, Strofilia Forest near Kalogria 27.3.2013

Fig. 32: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
GR Peloponnese, Strofilia Forest near Kalogria 27.3.2013

Fig. 33: Ranunculus aquatilis / Common Water Crowfoot, White Water Crowfoot
GR Peloponnese, Strofilia Forest near Kalogria 27.3.2013

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