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Japanese Buttercup🌸
Ranunculus japonicus
ウマノアシガタ
A perennial herb of the Ranunculaceae family, also called kinpouge. Its name derives from the leaves resembling a horse's hoof print, and it produces glossy yellow five-petaled flowers in spring.
Identification Points
- ✓花弁は黄色で強い光沢
- ✓葉は3〜5深裂
- ✓全草有毒
Habitat
本州・四国・九州の野原・草地・林縁
Season
4〜6月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Petal fusion
Free
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
3-4
Phylogenetic Positionキンポウゲ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Basal eudicots > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous (approx. 90–80 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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