Poisonous buttercup - a flower without pomp and aroma. He is ordinary and very familiar, although he has a poisonous disposition. But poisonous buttercups entered oral folklore , like lyrical heroes, and many myths, legends and epics were dedicated to them. This family of plants includes more than twenty names, including the beautiful adonis. However, his father is precisely this yellowish and unpretentious-looking flower. It is found at any forest edge, along each of the roads, on each of the meadows and even at one of the highest heights in the Himalayas, equal to six and a half thousand meters. It was discovered there by researchers in 1955.
Poisonous buttercups live on earth for a very long time. They open their petals in surprise, as if asking where so many people came from in their domain? In ancient mythology, this flower was the emblem of Mars, in the Old Slavic epos - Perun. The ancient Romans called it the flower of the Aryans, finding in it resemblance to the treacherous Germans. Toad grass poisonous buttercups were nicknamed in Greece. One of the myths tells that when the goddess Summer came to give birth, she was chased by an evil serpent. She tried to escape in one of the villages. But its inhabitants did not give her even water, and not that help in childbirth. Angry, she turned the villagers into toads and settled them in a swamp where poisonous buttercups grew.
No matter how amusing this myth is, even today their Latin name, used in pharmacy, sounds like that in translation. Toad flower. During the time of Ahmed II in the Ottoman Empire, images of buttercup flowers and pea leaves were found in many ornaments. Carpets, silk dresses, ceramic and copper dishes were decorated with them. Over time, this tradition became so established that it was the poisonous buttercup that became the symbol of the power of the Sultans. Photos of this noble flower are included in many exhibitions of our time. He was sung in his works by Blok and Nabokov and Sokolov. One of the Old Slavonic legends says that the buttercup became “evil” and poisonous after it tried to hide from the just anger of Michael the Archangel the enemy of mankind - Satan.
According to popular belief, those who need money, it is recommended to collect buttercups. Once upon a time there was a guy and a girl. They loved each other. Yes, the guy was not rich, although he was a reference, so the rich daddy of the girl resisted their love and tried to bribe her daughter. The maiden threw his gold coins to the ground in their hearts, and they turned into poisonous buttercups.
A lot of them grow on pastures. But not a single cow will ever take it fresh in her mouth. Because one drop of its juice is enough for a rash or blisters to appear on the skin. At the same time, mowers, harvesting hay for winter feed to cows, horses and goats, do not care about the fact that there are a lot of buttercups in it. After all, they are harmless dried. Blossom from May to June, just during haymaking. They grow in lowlands, in damp and wetlands, where grasses grow tall and plentiful feed. But pick these flowers by hand should not. Their toxic properties can manifest immediately. They are especially dangerous for children. Therefore, buttercups are better to just admire. They are worth it.