Ranunculus lingua
Ranunculus lingua
FamilyGenus: Ranunculusheimisch in Deutschland
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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)
Bloom time
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.
Bestäuber & Besucher
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Sources & data origin
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
•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)
•Foto: © Manfred Ruckszio / Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_488587189
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