Tall or Common Buttercup

Tall or Common Buttercup

Ranunculus acris

Buttercup Family - Ranunculaceae

A 5-petalled, particularly glossy, yellow flower with numerous stamens and pistils.

A generally tall, upright branching, hairy stem with leaves (1 to 4" long) that are intricately and deeply cut into 3 to 7 stalkless segments. Leaves have a long petiole. (Photographed - May and July)

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