Nilgiri Buttercup
Ranunculus wallichianus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- June-October
How to identify Nilgiri Buttercup
Identify Nilgiri Buttercup by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Glossy yellow buttercup flowers.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Ranunculaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nilgiri Buttercup.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ranunculus wallichianus
- Genus
- Ranunculus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Ranunculaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgiri Buttercup itself; the rest are typical of the Ranunculaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nilgiri Buttercup
A member of the Ranunculaceae family, Nilgiri Buttercup (Ranunculus wallichianus) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to October.
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Nilgiri Buttercup belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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