Common Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
A high growing flower, up to 70cm, with 5 glossy yellow petals. This plant species is common around the world. Often seen in meadows and along edges of forests.
Common Names
| 🇨🇦 | Common Buttercup |
| 🇫🇷 | Bouton d'or, Renoncule âcre |
| 🇩🇪 | Scharfer Hahnenfuß |
| 🇲🇽 | Botón de oro, Hierba belida |
Taxonomy
| Order | Ranunculales |
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
Flowers
| Color | yellow |
| Shape | stellate |
| Inflorescence | solitary |
Leaves
| Arrangement | basal |
| Petiole | long |
| Shape | lobed |
| Margin | lobed |
| Venation | palmate |
How to Identify
Distinguishable characteristics are the intense yellow colour of the 5 petals and the thin and high growing nature of this plant.
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Where and When to Spot
Around Montreal, I start seeing this flower early June in wildflower meadows and edge of forests along wildflower meadows.
Flowering Records by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardin Botanique de Montréal | x | x | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | - | x | - | - |
"x" indicates that the species was observed flowering, while "-" indicates no observation. The absence of observation doesn't necessarily imply that the species was not flowering. Data is derived from our park visit journals.