Ranunculaceae
Bristly buttercup
Ranunculus hispidus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Ranunculus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bristly buttercup
Synonyms
- Ranunculus hispidus var. eurylobus L.D.Benson
- Ranunculus hispidus var. falsus Fernald
- Ranunculus hispidus var. greenmanii L.D.Benson
- Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus
- Ranunculus hispidus var. marilandicus (Poir.) L.D.Benson
- Ranunculus marilandicus Poir.
- Ranunculus octopetalus Greene
- Ranunculus repens var. hispidus (Michx.) Chapm.
- Ranunculus repens var. marilandicus (Poir.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Ranunculus septentrionalis var. marilandicus (Poir.) Chapm.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.