YELLOW WATER BUTTERCUP

Class: Ranunculus flabellaris

Family: BUTTERCUP FAMILY

Sub Family: Ranunculaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Yellow

Height: 10-20 cm (4-8")

Each Flower: Saucer-shaped, up to 1.3 cm (1/2") across, 5 rounded petals and many stamens surrounding green, rounded, cone-shaped receptacle; 5 yellowish sepals tend to recurve

Leaves: Round in outline from 2-15 cm (3/4-6") across, deeply cleft into 3 lobes, each lobe deeply notched and finely dissected; mostly from base and with short stalks

Stems: Smooth, creeping, and branching into flower-stems

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Mud flats, slough edges, streambanks, and marshes

Note:

May cause dermatitis