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All Ranunculus (buttercup) species are poisonous when eaten fresh, but their acrid taste and the blistering of the mouth caused by their poison means they are usually left uneaten. Poisoning in livestock can occur where buttercups are abundant in overgrazed fields where little other edible plant growth is left, and the animals eat them out of ...
Creeping buttercup was sold in many parts of the world as an ornamental plant, and has now become an invasive species in many parts of the world. [3] Like most buttercups, Ranunculus repens is poisonous, although these poisons are lost when dried with hay. The taste of buttercups is acrid, so cattle avoid eating them. The plants then take ...
Ranunculaceae (/ r ə n ʌ ŋ k j uː ˈ l eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /, buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin rānunculus "little frog", from rāna "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, [2] distributed worldwide. The largest genera are Ranunculus (600 species), Delphinium (365), Thalictrum (330 ...
Its common names include littleleaf buttercup, [1] small-flower crowfoot, [2] small-flowered buttercup, [3] and kidneyleaf buttercup. [4] It is widespread across much of North America , found in all ten Canadian provinces as well as Yukon and the Northwest Territories , and most of the United States , except Hawaii , Oregon , California , and ...
Ranunculus lyallii (Mountain buttercup, Mount Cook buttercup, or, although not a lily, Mount Cook lily), is a species of Ranunculus (buttercup), endemic to New Zealand, where it occurs in the South Island and on Stewart Island at altitudes of 700–1,500 m. [1] [2] R. lyallii is the largest species in the genus Ranunculus, growing over a metre ...
The “bulb” of the bulbous buttercup. The stems are 20–40 cm tall, erect, branching, and slightly hairy, with a swollen corm-like base. [2]: 120 [3] There are alternate and sessile leaves on the stem. The flower forms at the apex of the stems, with 5–7 petals, [3] the sepals strongly reflexed. [2]
Ranunculus occidentalis, the western buttercup, [1] is a species of buttercup found in the western regions of North America. Its distribution extends from Alaska through British Columbia and Alberta to central California. [1] The flower can be seen in open meadows, forests, and other generally flat areas up to an elevation of 2,200 metres ...
Ranunculus sardous is a species of buttercup known by the common name hairy buttercup. [1] [2] It is native to Europe and it can be found in many other areas of the world, including parts of the United States and Australia, as an introduced species and a roadside and lawn weed. It grows in many types of disturbed habitat, especially in moist areas.