Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ranunculus cantoniensis DC.
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Weed of irrigated fields and Open muddy places. 2200-2500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 1400- 3500 m.
Key identification features : Erect or prostrate herbs, 60-100 cm tall. Radical leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets -arrow oblanceolate. Flowers solitary, yellow. Achenes compressed with intramarginal ridges, glabrous or granular.
Flower, Fruit : March-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district,Subansiri district,Tirap district,Tawang district
Native : Siberia to Temperate East Asia and Peninsula Malaysia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Siberia to Temperate East Asia and Peninsula Malaysia
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 67; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 304; P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 57.