Ranunculaceae
Pennsylvania buttercup
Ranunculus pensylvanicus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Ranunculus
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Ranunculus pensylvanicusRanunculaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Pennsylvania buttercup
- Finnish
- Amerikanleinikki
- Swedish
- Kvarnranunkel
Synonyms
- Ranunculus canadensis Jacq.
- Ranunculus trifolius Moench
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.