Ranunculaceae
Mississippi buttercup
Ranunculus laxicaulis
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Ranunculus
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Ranunculus laxicaulisRanunculaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mississippi buttercup
Synonyms
- Ranunculus laxicaulis var. mississipiensis (Small) L.D.Benson
- Ranunculus mississippiensis Small
- Ranunculus subcordatus E.O.Beal
- Ranunculus texensis Engelm.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- 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.
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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.