Ranunculus lingua

FamilyGenus: Ranunculusnative in Germany

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About this species

A native aquatic buttercup found in wet, sunny habitats, flowering in summer.

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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit

Annual cycle

Flowering occurs from June to August.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Feucht

Soil

Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)

Flowering period

Jun – Aug

Soil reaction

Mäßig sauer bis neutral

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.892 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

Prefers full sun and consistently moist to wet soil. It does best in nutrient-rich ground but can manage in ordinary damp garden soil. A neutral to slightly acidic soil suits it. Ideal for pond edges and bog gardens.

Scientific profile

Ranunculus lingua is a herbaceous, non-woody perennial belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is native to Great Britain. The plant has broad leaves and an aquatic habit, reaching a height of about 0.9 metres. It grows in full sun on wet, often swampy ground, preferring nutrient-rich, neutral to slightly acidic soils. Flowering occurs from June to August. The species is associated with habitats that experience low levels of disturbance.

Pollinators & visitors

48 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Host relationships

1 species use this plant as a host

Dysdera crocata

Other flower visitors

2 other species visit the flowers

Synema globosum Neoscona adianta

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)

•FloraWeb / BfN

•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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