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CORN BUTTERCUP Ranunculus arvensis (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Downy annual of arable fields. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across with 5 pale lemon yellow petals (May-Jul). FRUITS are distinctly spiny and bur-like. LEAVES are divided into narrow lobes. STATUS-Formerly widespread but now scarce, local and declining due to agricultural herbicide use; regular only in S England.
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CORN BUTTERCUP Ranunculus arvensis (Ranunculaceae) Height to 40cm. Downy annual of arable fields. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across with 5 pale lemon yellow petals (May-Jul). FRUITS are distinctly spiny and bur-like. LEAVES are divided into narrow lobes. STATUS-Formerly widespread but now scarce, local and declining due to agricultural herbicide use; regular only in S England.