Ranunculus asiaticus, Turban Buttercup, Scarlet crowfoot,
נורית אסיה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Ranunculus asiaticus L. |
| Common name: |
| Turban Buttercup, Scarlet crowfoot |
| Hebrew name: |
| נורית אסיה |
| Family: |
| Ranunculaceae, נוריתיים |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, dissected, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Red, Yellow, Orange |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| : Batha, Phrygana | | Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Ranunculus, rana, "frog", Ranunculus, "little frog", literally froglike (from marshy places).
asiaticus, Asian.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
H.B.Tristram says: "Almost a rival of the Anemone in brilliancy, though less common and smaller, is the Ranunculus asiaticus."
The scarlet crowfoot usually blooms after the anemone. It has thick srorage roots, side by side with fibrous absorption roots. The food reserves are removed each year to build up arial shoots, which, in their turn, produce new roots.
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2008
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