Ranunculus Repens (Creeping Buttercup) or Ranunculus Bulbosus, commonly known as “St. Anthony’s turnip” or “bulbous buttercup” and as “Alaleh” in persian, is a flowering plant in the buttercup family, native to Europe, Asia (esp. in highlands of Iran and Turkey) and northwestern Africa and a perennial weed of the Buttercup Family. It has attractive bright golden yellow flowers, 1.5–3 cm diameter, usually with 5-7 petals and deeply divided, three-lobed long-petioled basal leaves. Bulbous buttercup is known to form tufts. It grows in fields and pastures and prefers wet soil. The plant blooms from April to July.

The stems are 20-60 cm tall, erect, branching, and slightly hairy flowering. There are alternate and sessile leaves on the stem. The flower forms at the apex of the stems, and is shiny and yellow, which make it hard to photograph in the sunny weather.

Creeping Buttercup was sold in many parts of the world as an ornamental plant, and has now become an invasive species in many parts of the world.

Like most buttercups, R. repens is poisonous, although when dried with hay these poisons are lost. The taste of buttercups is acrid, so cattle avoid eating them. The plants then take advantage of the cropped ground around it to spread their stolon. Creeping buttercup also is spread through the transportation of hay. Contact with the sap of the plant can cause skin blistering.

Here’s a shot of a strange & acceptably rare species of flower, at least maybe in our country. Its from the Liliaceae (Lily) family. Scientific name of this flower is “Muscari commutatum”, & the common name for it is “Dark Grape Hyacinth” or “Narrow Leaved Grape Hyacinth”.

It truly has a strong odor & is slightly juicy & i feel its a little poisonous & not healthy to eat 😉 but however i think all the plants on earth are eatable but u can only eat some just once… 😀 u know…

Musk is the name originally given to a substance with a penetrating odor obtained from a gland of the male musk deer, which is situated between its stomach and genitals. The substance has been used as a popular perfume fixative since ancient times and is one of the most expensive animal products in the world.

The etymology of the name musk, originating from Sanskrit muská via Middle Persian mušk (Moshk), Late Greek -?????? (moschos), Late Latin muscus, Middle French musc and Middle English muske, hints at its trade route.

Muscari = Musk (or Moshk in persian), referring to the scent of its flowers (Greek); Musk, which as was explained above is a greasy secretion with a powerful odor, produced in a glandular sac beneath the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

commutatum = changeable, changed or changing; used for a species that is very similar to one already known. (Latin).