Ranunculaceae

Tall buttercup

Ranunculus acris L.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus

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Tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris) — FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (51)

Arabic: حوذان حريف, شقيق النفوط
Armenian: Կծու գորտնուկ
arz: حوذان حريف
Belarusian: Казялец едкі
Bulgarian: Обикновено лютиче
Chinese: 深山金鳳花, 高毛茛, 五裂毛茛
Croatian: Žabnjak ljutić
csb: Bòlëòczë
Czech: Pryskyřník prudký
Danish: Bidende Ranunkel
Dutch: Scherpe boterbloem
English: Tall buttercup, Common buttercup, Giant buttercup, Meadow buttercup
Esperanto: Akra ranunkolo
Estonian: Kibe tulikas
Finnish: Niittyleinikki
French: Renoncule âcre, Bouton d'or, Renoncule acre
frr: Böderkral
German: Scharfer Hahnenfuss, Scharfer Hahnenfuß, Gefülltblühender scharfer Hahnenfuss, Gefülltblühender scharfer Hahnenfuß
hsb: Jěra maslenka, Nochan
Hungarian: Réti boglárka
Icelandic: Brennisóley
Indonesian: Yolanda kuning besar
Irish: Fearbán féir
Italian: Ranuncolo comune
Japanese: ミヤマキンポウゲ
Kazakh: Шытыр
kw: Paw bran pras
Latvian: Kodīgā gundega
li: Góldbloom
Lithuanian: Aitrusis vėdrynas
Macedonian: Остро лутиче, Полско лутиче
mrj: Недӹ
Norwegian Bokmål: Engsoleie, Smørblomst
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bakkesoleie, Engsoleia, Engsoleie
Persian: رنانکولوس اکریس
Polish: Jaskier ostry
Quechua: K'ita waranqaysu, Kita waranqaysu
Russian: Лютик едкий, Куриная слепота
Scottish Gaelic: Buidheag an t-Samhraidh
se: Fiskesrássi
Serbian: Жабњак љутић
Slovak: Iskerník prudký
Slovenian: Ripeča zlatica
smj: Visskisgiedjek
smn: Fiskisrääsi
sms: Viʹsǩǩespuälaž
Spanish: Botón de oro, Botón de oro común, Hierba bellida, Liras, Mayas, Pata de gallina, Patagallina, Patayoba de la pradera
Swedish: Smörblomma, Gullskål, Majblomster, Solmöja, Solöga, Vanlig smörblomma
Ukrainian: Жовтець їдкий
vep: Vesnuhhein
Welsh: Blodyn menyn, Blodyn ymenyn

Synonyms

Ranunculastrum acre Fourr.
Ranunculastrum boraeanum Fourr.
Ranunculastrum nemorivagum (Jord.) Fourr.
Ranunculastrum vulgatum (Jord. ex Boreau) Fourr.
Ranunculus acris f. acris
Ranunculus acris f. multiplicipetalus B.Boivin
Ranunculus acris var. acris
Ranunculus acris var. latisectus Beck
Ranunculus acris var. minimus Vigo
Ranunculus acris var. multifidus DC.
Ranunculus acris var. sylvaticus (Thuill.) DC.
Ranunculus barthii Schur
Ranunculus boraeanus Jord.
Ranunculus buergeri Miq.
Ranunculus cammarifolius Arv.-Touv.
Ranunculus colocensis Menyh.
Ranunculus csatoi Schur
Ranunculus eustrigulosus Schur
Ranunculus franchetianus Boreau
Ranunculus intercedens Domin
Ranunculus kayserii Schur
Ranunculus kerneri Freyn
Ranunculus major Dumort.
Ranunculus malacophyllus Schur
Ranunculus mccallae K.C.Davis
Ranunculus nemorivagus Jord.
Ranunculus paradoxus Weihe
Ranunculus pascuicola Jord.
Ranunculus rectus Boreau
Ranunculus siculus C.Presl
Ranunculus silvaticus Vill.
Ranunculus steveni Andrz. ex Besser
Ranunculus stipatus Jord.
Ranunculus subalpinus Schur
Ranunculus sylvaticus Thuill.
Ranunculus tomophyllus Jord.
Ranunculus trachyticus Schur
Ranunculus transsilvanicus Schur
Ranunculus vulgatus Jord. ex Boreau

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 2,995 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: coniver, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Antoine MARNAT, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alinja, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charles Joynson, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abc10, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Erik Schiff, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.