Family: Ranunculaceae
bristly buttercup, hispid buttercup, rough buttercup
[Ranunculus caricetorum Greene, more...]
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Ranunculus: from Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places
Plants: drooping to creeping perennial forb; stems arching back to the ground and occasionally rooting at the node
Leaves: basal and stem leaves much the same shape with basal the largest; mostly 3-parted into deep lobes which are then cut or toothed
Flowers: yellow, 5-8-parted, 1" wide, normally 5 sepals spreading or reflexed from the base, petal widest above the middle and the same to 2 times as long as the sepal; solitary, stalked flowers; blooms May-June
Fruits: dry seed with ribbed margin, lance-shaped mostly straight beak
Habitat: wet; lowland, swamps
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: drooping to creeping perennial forb; stems arching back to the ground and occasionally rooting at the node
Leaves: basal and stem leaves much the same shape with basal the largest; mostly 3-parted into deep lobes which are then cut or toothed
Flowers: yellow, 5-8-parted, 1" wide, normally 5 sepals spreading or reflexed from the base, petal widest above the middle and the same to 2 times as long as the sepal; solitary, stalked flowers; blooms May-June
Fruits: dry seed with ribbed margin, lance-shaped mostly straight beak
Habitat: wet; lowland, swamps
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
