Ranunculaceae
Lapland buttercup
Ranunculus lapponicus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Ranunculus
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Lapland buttercup
- Finnish
- Lapinleinikki
- Swedish
- Lappranunkel
Synonyms
- Anemone nudicaulis A.Gray
- Coptidium lapponicum (L.) Gand. ex Rydb.
- Coptidium lapponicum Gand.
- Ranunculus sulphureus var. altaica (Laxm.) Trautv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jgrahn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 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.