Smallflower Buttercup

Smallflower Buttercup

Ranunculus abortivus L.

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

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Small-flowered Buttercup:

annual, biennial or short-lived perennial, with a rosette of kidney-shaped smooth, dark green leaves the first year, followed by elongated stalk with 3-5-lobed leaves
grows 6-24" tall, with small conical flowers with very short yellow petals
is poisonous to livestock, causing blisters, ulcers and may be linked to miscarriages in pregnant animals