Ranunculaceae

Smallflower buttercup

Ranunculus parviflorus L.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus

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Smallflower buttercup (Ranunculus parviflorus) — FlowerPhoto: Celeste Ray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Smallflower buttercup
Slovenian: Drobnocvetna zlatica
Welsh: Blodyn-ymenyn mân-flodeuog

Synonyms

Notophilus parviflorus Fourr.
Ranunculus pauciflorus Spreng.
Ranunculus trachyspermus Elliott

Flowers

In flower: April to May, October to November (from 195 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Celeste Ray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jennifer Harris, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martin Sanford, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alain Bigou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.