Shiny, bright yellow flowers. All Ranunculus species are acrid and poisonous, and dangerous to livestock.
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Creeping Buttercup
Genus species:
Ranunculus repens
Common Name:
Creeping Buttercup
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, and low shrubs; leaves various, often basal and alternate, simple to compound; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular or irregular, in various clusters; fruit variable, most frequently a follicle or achene; family contains many highly poisonous plants.
Seed Type
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Nonnative
Category:
Wildflower
Flower Color:
Yellow
Identified by:
M. Becus
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