Short Description
The cursed crowfoot can grow up to 90 cm tall.
The leaves grow close to the ground or singly and alternately on the stem. A leaf is divided into three to five sections. The segments are incised, shiny and somewhat fleshy.
The stem is hollow, upright and branched in the upper part. It is glabrous to slightly hairy.
The light yellow flower has five petals arranged in a round shape. The flower stalk is grooved.
The fruits are roundish nutlets, which are numerous on a cylindrical infructescence.
Features
Cursed crowfoot
Ranunculus sceleratus
poisonous
shiny leaves
cylindrical fruit heads
In the city
The cursed buttercup is a pioneer on wet, nutrient-rich mud. It also sometimes stands in water. It is found on the edges of ponds, swamps, lakes and ditches. In the city it occasionally grows on rubble sites.
Fun Facts
The flowering period is from June to October.
It is an annual plant, i.e. the plant dies after the seeds have ripened.
- Endangerment level Germany: not endangered
It is widespread in the northern hemisphere and occurs in both Eurasia and North America. It is native to Germany.
It is the most poisonous native buttercup species. All parts of the plant are poisonous and can cause skin irritation, dizziness, fainting or death.
Sources
Habitus, H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ranunculus_sceleratus_002.JPG
Blüten und Fruchtstände, Agnieszka Kwiecień, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ranunculus_sceleratus_Jaskier_jadowity_2017-06-16_04.jpg
Habitus, Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ranunculus_sceleratus_sl25.jpg
Kammer, P. M. (2016) Pflanzen einfach bestimmen. Schritt für Schritt einheimische Arten kennenlernen, Bern: Haupt Verlag.
Spohn, M., Golte-Bechtle, M. & Spohn, R. (2015) Was blüht denn da? Stuttgart: Franckh Kosmos Verlag.
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