ranunculus fluitans

Ranunculus fluitans (the river water-crowfoot,) is a species of buttercup. It is a perennial water plant, that when in favourable conditions (such as fast flowing water,) it can grow up to 6 m (20 ft) height.

Ranunculus fluitans has no floating leaves, instead it has long and narrow, tassel-like segments. Reaching up to 30 cm (12 in) long. The long slender stems can have up to two flower stems. The white flowers are held above the water level, they are around 2–3 cm across. They are daisy-like, with ...