Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Bulbous Buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, Tuile thalún
Photographs: Barleycove, Co. Cork

Bulbous Buttercup
Ranunculus bulbosus
Tuile thalún
Family: Ranunculaceae

Flowering time: April-June. Perennial. Native.

Bright yellow flowers with down-turned sepals on grooved flower stalks. The 3-lobed leaves can be more or less hairy. The swollen stem bases store nutrition to enable the plant to over-winter. Height 15-40cm.

Widespread on dunes and dry grassland on calcareous soils but avoids rich or acidic ground

Similar: Creeping Buttercup , Ranunculus repens

Bulbous Buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, Tuile thalún

Bulbous Buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, Tuile thalún
Bulbous Buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, Tuile thalún

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