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cornfield crowfoot, devil on both sides, devil's coach wheel, devil's curry comb, hellweed, hungerweed, starve-acre, devil's claws, hedgehog, cranfanc yr ŷd
Synonyms
Ranunculus reticulatus
Annual Biennial
This dainty annual buttercup was once a common cornfield weed but is now found only in a few scattered locations in England and Scotland. The leaves are deeply divided, with three or five narrow leaflets, and the flowers are relatively small, pale lemon-yellow, appearing in late spring and early summer. The seeds have distinctive, spiky seed cases. Provides nectar for bees and butterflies, and seed for birds
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand