Ranunculus laetus Wall. Ex. D. Don

 
  • Family : RANUNCULACEAE
    (Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ranunculus distans D.Don
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : In wet places
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 600- 1400 m.
  • Key identification features : Erect herbs, 35-70 cm tall, whitish pubescent. Radical leaves 3-foliolate, lobes narrowly oblong. Flowers ca 2.8 cm across, yellow. Achenes globose, smooth.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-Sewp
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kangra district, Kinnaur district, Kullu district, Lahaul & Spiti district, Mandi district, Shimla district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit district,Tirap district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 67
    • P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 59.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ranunculus laetus. Downloaded on 13 February 2025.

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