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Goldilocks Buttercup
Ranunculus auricomus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
meadow buttercupRanunculus acris
Kashubian ButtercupsRanunculus cassubicus
Creeping buttercupRanunculus repens
Multi-flowered ButtercupRanunculus polyanthemos
One-leaf buttercupRanunculus monophyllus
bulbous buttercupRanunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus fallax
lesser celandineFicaria verna
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 67,064 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 67,062 |
| Russia | 3,630 |
| Germany | 779 |
| Moscow Oblast | 603 |
| Penza Oblast | 463 |
| Moscow | 410 |
| United Kingdom | 403 |
| England | 371 |
| Ukraine | 289 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies · Ranunculales |
| Family | buttercup family · Ranunculaceae |
| Genus | buttercups · Ranunculus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Goldilocks Buttercup with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.