Hairy Buttercup

Hairy Buttercup

Ranunculus sarduous L.

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

seedling ▲

▲ young plants

▲ leaves

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▲ flowering plants

▲ root area

▲ ▼ flowers

▲ seed production on mature plant

Hairy Buttercup:

annual with alternate, palmately-divided simple, non-hairy leaves
grows 1-2' tall; base of plant is swollen; stems are hollow
flowers are 5-petalled, bright yellow, in mid to late spring; sepals bend down under flower
found in pastures, roadsides, non-crop areas
may be somewhat poisonous to livestock