Anemone ranunculoides
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Anemone ranunculoides''
| image = Ranunculus repens-bgiu.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Anemone ranunculoides'' in flower
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ranunculales]]
| familia = [[Ranunculaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Anemone]]''
| species = '''''A. ranunculoides'''''
| binomial = ''Anemone ranunculoides''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Anemone ranunculoides''''', the '''yellow anemone''', '''yellow wood anemone''' or '''buttercup anemone''', is a species of [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] that grows in forests across most of [[Continental Europe]], and less frequently in the [[Mediterranean region]].<ref>Phillips, Roger and Rix, Martyn, ''Bulbs'', Pan Macmillan, London, revised edition, 1989, p73. ISBN 0 330 30253 1</ref> It is not native to the [[British Isles]], though it may occasionally be found as a garden escape.<ref>{{cite book |author=[[William Keble Martin|W. Keble Martin]] |title=Concise British Flora in Colour |publisher=Ebury Press and Michael Joseph, London, second (revised) edition |year=1971 |pages=Plate 1}}</ref>
It flowers between March and May.
Growing to 5-15 cm tall, the plant is herbaceous, dying back down to its root-like [[rhizome]]s by mid summer. The rhizomes spread just below the earth surface and grow quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions. The [[flower]] is about 1.5 cm diameter, with from five to eight [[petal]]-like segments (actually [[tepal]]s) of rich yellow colouring.
==Cultivation==
The plant is widely grown as a garden plant, especially by [[rock garden]] and alpine garden enthusiasts. It has been awarded an [[Award of Garden Merit]] or AGM, H4 (hardy throughout the British Isles) by the [[Royal Horticultural Society]].
''Anemone ranunculoides'' 'Frank Waley', a larger-growing, more robust [[cultivar]], is sometimes available, as are the miniature [[subspecies]] ''A. ranunculoides'' subsp. ''wockeana'' and a selection known as ''A. ranunculoides'' 'Laciniata', with finely divided leaves. There is also a double-flowered cultivar, ''A. ranunculoides'' 'Pleniflora' (also sometimes listed as 'Semiplena' or 'Flore Pleno').<ref name="Lord">{{cite book |author=Tony Lord (ed) |title=[[RHS Plant Finder]] 2006–2007 |edition=20th edition |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]], London |year=2006 |pages=p78 |id=ISBN 1-4053-1455-9}}</ref>
==Related species and hybrids==
'''Wood anemone''', ''[[Anemone nemorosa]]'', is similar to ''A. ranunculoides'' with slightly larger flowers (usually white, but they may be pinkish or lilac, often with a darker tint to the back of the 'petals'). ''Anemone'' × ''lipsiensis'' is a [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] between these two species and has pale yellow flowers; it is often found where the two parent species grow near each other.<ref>{{cite book |author=Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix |title=Bulbs |publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]] Ltd, London |edition=revised edition |year=1989 |pages=p73 |id=ISBN 0-330-30253-1}}</ref> ''A.'' × ''lipsiensis'' 'Pallida' is the best-known result of this cross. A most attractive plant, it has been awarded the AGM, H4, like both of its parents.<ref name="Lord"/><!-- NB for editors: Please keep hybrid × signs outside inverted commas, otherwise they will appear italicised on certain browsers -->
==See also==
* [[List of early spring flowers]]
* [[List of late spring flowers]]
==References==
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[[Category:Anemone]]
[[Category:Flora of Europe]]
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