Ranunculaceae
Rock buttercup
Ranunculus micranthus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Ranunculus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rock buttercup
Synonyms
- Ranunculus abortivus var. micranthus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
- Ranunculus cymbalistes Greene
- Ranunculus delitescens Greene
- Ranunculus micranthus var. cymbalistes (Greene) Fernald
- Ranunculus micranthus var. delitescens (Greene) Fernald
- Ranunculus micranthus var. micranthus
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 119 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Fluff Berger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Norah Tempus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Whitney Mattila, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lyrae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.