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| Life form: |
| Perennial water plant |
| Stems: |
| Up to 200 cm, green or off-white |
| Leaves: |
| Submerged leaves, 3–5 lobed, lobes thread-like; floating leaves, kidney-shaped-roundish,3-5 lobes |
| Flowers: |
| Long-stalked, above water; regular corolla, white and yellow at base of petals, 5 overlapping petals |
| Flowering Period: |
| May, June, July, August, September |
| Fruits: |
| Achene; hairy or bare |
| Habitat: |
| Nutrient-rich lakes and rivers |
| Distribution: |
| Skåne to Torne Lapland |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Ranunculus from Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places.
peltatus, pelta, πελτη, a small shield used by the Thracians; shield like, peltate.
- The standard author abbreviation Schrank is used to indicate Franz Paula von Schrank (1747 – 1810), a German botanist and entomologist.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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