Ranunculaceae

Eschscholtz's buttercup

Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schltdl.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus

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Common names

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English: Eschscholtz's buttercup

Synonyms

Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eschscholtzii
Ranunculus helleri Rydb.
Ranunculus ocreatus Greene
Ranunculus pauperculus Ovcz.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Toxicity: Moderate, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.