![]() ![]() ![]() Ranunculus repens occurs most commonly in rich, damp soil, but can be found in moist sand or gravel. It is often mistaken for native buttercups. Flowers of five-petalled, glossy, yellow cups are borne in summer. They are three-lobed, with the central lobe being stalked. Leaves are hairy, rough-edged and sometimes with white markings. Ecological Threat It can form large monocultures that crowd out native plants, especially in coastal headlands. A potentially invasive plant in the garden, spreading by stems that root at the nodes. These achenes have sharp, narrow margins and are tipped with a short, curved beak. Fruit Fruits are spherical achenes that measure 0.1 in. This perennial has three-lobed hairy leaves and five-petalled (exceptionally with up to seven petals) yellow flowers 2 to 3cm in diameter are borne in small. Ranunculus /rnkjls/ is a large genus of about 1700 to more than 1800 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Urban species 153: Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens Buttercups are attractive. The receptacle of the flower is usually hispid, but may rarely be glabrous. Location: Wards Pond, Olmsted Park, Boston. (2.5 cm) across and have 5-7 obovate petals that exceed the spreading sepals. Flowers Flowers are bright yellow and appear in May to July. (1.5-10 cm) wide petioles are long and pubescent, measuring 0.5-10 in. Foliage Leaves are 3-parted terminal division is stalked divisions are broadly ovate to subrotund also cleft or lobed often having sharp teeth along the margins apex of leaves is obtuse to acuminate leaves measure 0.4-3.3 in. The plant is usually hirsute, though it can be glabrate. Nonflowering, arching, creeping stems form roots at the nodes. ![]() Appearance Ranunculus repens is an herbaceous perennial that usually creeps along the ground. ![]()
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