General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 36 inches
Leaves: Other: Hairy, especially along veins
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: Wild Turkeys, Ruffled Grouse and the Eastern Chipmunk consume the seeds.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Water gardens
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Cold moist treatment for 2 months.
Other info: Seed will die if it dries out.
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Hispid Buttercup
  • Bristly Buttercup
  • Hairy Buttercup
  • Marsh Buttercup
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ranunculus hispidus
  • Synonym: Ranunculus septentrionalis

Photo Gallery
Uploaded by wildflowers
Uploaded by wildflowers
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-25
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-25
Uploaded by wildflowers
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-25
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-25
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-25
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-25

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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