Ranunculus lingua Greater Spearwort C DD N
This is a tall member of the Buttercup family and I usually expect the plants to be at least 1 metre in height if not more. I have only seen it in ones and twos at the edges of Hatchmere and on lakes in Wales but today I found several huge patches locally. Perhaps I've never visited the marshes at the right time before but I was amazed at the numbers of this plant. It is grown by people with ponds so some has escaped and has been naturalised
Ranunculus lingua is reasonably common throughout England without being widespread. It is far less common in Wales except in the north and south. In Scotland it can be found around the industrial belt but is uncommon elsewhere. In Ireland it is dotted around in the centre of the island.
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LHS: Frodsham marshes, Cheshire 14th June 2005 RHS: Wimbledon Common, London 30th June 2006
Added on 14th June 2005, updated 25th August 2011