Family: Ranunculaceae
blister plant, common buttercup, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup
[Ranunculus acris subsp. strigulosus L., more...]
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Margery Melgaard
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Ranunculus: from Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places
Plants: erect, perennial, 10"-40" tall, hairy forb
Leaves: basal and stem leaves much the same shape, mostly found below the middle of the stem, kidney-shaped, deeply 3 lobed then cut or toothed
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, 2/3"-1 1/4" wide, normally 5 sepals, shiny petals broadly obovate and twice as long as the sepals; blooms May-Oct.
Fruits: dry seeds
in roundish cluster
Habitat: moist; disturbed sites
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Plants: erect, perennial, 10"-40" tall, hairy forb
Leaves: basal and stem leaves much the same shape, mostly found below the middle of the stem, kidney-shaped, deeply 3 lobed then cut or toothed
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, 2/3"-1 1/4" wide, normally 5 sepals, shiny petals broadly obovate and twice as long as the sepals; blooms May-Oct.
Fruits: dry seeds
in roundish clusterHabitat: moist; disturbed sites
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Dry to mesic forests of pine, oak-pine, oak-aspen, balsam fir-birch-aspen, maple-hemlock, aspen-birch, maple-birch-spruce, maple-basswood; roadsides, railroad tracks, ditches, along logging roads and trails, sparse lawns, meadows, fields, thickets, lakeshores, beaches and dunes, cliffs. Usually in rocky or sandy soils.
Introduced from Europe and first collected in 1879. Common in the far northern part of the state and rare or absent southward.
Introduced from Europe and first collected in 1879. Common in the far northern part of the state and rare or absent southward.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Wetland Indicator = FACW- USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
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