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Ranunculaceae

Surefoot buttercup

Ranunculus pedatifidus Sm.

Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus

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Surefoot buttercup (Ranunculus pedatifidus)
FlowerPhoto: Thompson Hyggen, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
裂叶毛茛
English
Surefoot buttercup

Synonyms

  • Ranunculus amoenus Ledeb.
  • Ranunculus jugentassicus N.I.Rubtzov
  • Ranunculus pedatifidus var. pedatifidus
  • Ranunculus vicinalis Greene

Flowers

In flower
May to July (from 71 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: 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.