Ranunculaceae
Azores buttercup
Ranunculus cortusifolius
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Ranunculus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Azores buttercup
Synonyms
- Ranunculus cortusifolius subsp. major (Lowe) Rivas Mart., Capelo, J.C.Costa, Lousã, Fontinha, R.Jardim & M.Seq.
- Ranunculus megaphyllus Steud.
- Ranunculus teneriffa Pers.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Marianne Perdomo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Javier Sanchez Portero, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Heiko Breuer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.