Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruit, Tree
Origin
-
-
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
6050
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40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Forests, gardens, Hill prairies, Homesteads, Rocky areas, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm800.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm400.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Light Green, Lime Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High Potash Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Bacterial Blight, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Moth
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Pollution, Salt and Soil Compaction
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Caterpillar
Allergy
Pollen
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
Blood purifying, Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair, Provides herbal hair care, Speed hair growth
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Obesity, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Making Shampoo, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Cottage garden
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
Phyllanthus acidus
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Tahitian gooseberry, country gooseberry, star gooseberry, starberry, grosella
In Hindi
Ranunculus
ताहितियन आमला
In German
Ranunkel
Tahitian Stachelbeere
In French
Ranunculus
Tahitian Gooseberry
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Tahitian grosella espinosa
In Greek
Ranunculus
Tahitian Φραγκοστάφυλο
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Tahitian Gooseberry
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Tahitian agrest
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Tahitian Gooseberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Malpighiales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Phyllanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Phyllantheae
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
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Number of Species
600300
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27800
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