Common Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Flores > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae
Names in different Languages
| German | Scharfer Hahnenfuß |
| English | Common Buttercup |
| French | Bouton d'or, Renoncule âcre |
| Spanish | Botón de oro, Hierba belida |
Description
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.
How to Identify
Distinguishable characteristics are the intense yellow colour of the 5 petals and the thin and high growing nature of this plant.
Where When to Spot
Around Montreal, I start seeing this flower early June in wildflower meadows and edge of forests along wildflower meadows.
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Observations
| 2022-06-11 | Jardin Botanique de Montréal |
| 2022-06-04 | Jardin Botanique de Montréal |
| 2017-06-10 | Parc de la Frayère |