Saxifragaceae

Buttercup suksdorfia

Suksdorfia ranunculifolia (Hook.) Engl.

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Suksdorfia

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Buttercup suksdorfia (Suksdorfia ranunculifolia) — FlowerPhoto: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Buttercup suksdorfia

Synonyms

Boykinia ranunculifolia (Hook.) Greene
Hemieva ranunculifolia (Hook.) Raf.
Saxifraga ranunculifolia Hook.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 109 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: machaut2, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: machaut2, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Randal, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Powers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Whitney Brook Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Guerric Haché, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Spencer Quayle, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ian Adams, CC BY 4.0, 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.