Water crowfoot, or how we learned to love Ranunculus
![Ranunculus is a tough plant that grows on the bed of chalk streams.](https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/11/Ranunculus-is-a-tough-plant-that-grows-on-the-bed-of-chalk-streams-620x465.jpeg)
Ranunculus sounds like a spell from the wizard world of Harry Potter. However, it is a lovely aquatic plant you would see in the UK’s chalk streams. The presence of Ranunculus is usually a benefit, rarely a nuisance. But the …