Globeflower

Common Name: Globeflower

Latin Name: Trollius europaeus

Family: Ranunculaceae

Globeflower, often called Kingcup, is a large and very striking member of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).

This uncommon species grows in the north of Britain. In the Yorkshire Dales National Park it can be found below an altitude of 400m in agriculturally un-improved meadows, damp pastures, limestone pavement and wet woodlands. En masse globeflowers often create a yellow haze during the flowering period between June and July.

Globeflower is very sensitive to agricultural improvements including drainage and the use of fertilisers. Consequently, its habitat has been restricted and several of the sites in which it does occur are under the protection of Natural England (e.g. Ingleborough National Nature Reserve, Ribblesdale) and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (e.g. Globeflower Wood, Malhamdale).