Photographs: Barleycove, Co. Cork

Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Tuile thalún Family: Ranunculaceae Flowering time: April-June. Perennial. Native. Bright yellow flowers with down-turned sepals on grooved flower stalks. The 3-lobed leaves can be more or less hairy. The swollen stem bases store nutrition to enable the plant to over-winter. Height 15-40cm. Widespread on dunes and dry grassland on calcareous soils but avoids rich or acidic ground Similar: Creeping Buttercup , Ranunculus repens

Bulbous Buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, Tuile thalún