Anemone ranunculoides 1781695 201672352 2008-03-28T21:27:56Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[lv:Dzeltenais vizbulis]] {{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&nbsp;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== <references /> [[Category:Anemone]] [[Category:Flora of Europe]] [[Category:Flora of Estonia]] [[Category:Flora of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Medicinal plants]] {{ranunculales-stub}} [[cs:Sasanka pryskyřníkovitá]] [[da:Gul Anemone]] [[de:Gelbes Windröschen]] [[es:Anemone ranunculoides]] [[fr:Anémone fausse renoncule]] [[it:Anemone ranunculoides]] [[lv:Dzeltenais vizbulis]] [[lt:Geltonžiedė plukė]] [[hu:Bogláros szellőrózsa]] [[nl:Gele anemoon]] [[no:Gulveis]] [[pl:Zawilec żółty]] [[fi:Keltavuokko]] [[sv:Gulsippa]]