Scientific Name:
Ranunculus repens
Pronunciation:
ruh-NUNK-you-luss REE-penz
Common Name:
creeping buttercup
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, alternate on runners, palmately compound with toothed leaflets each with three main lobes; flowers bright yellow, about 16mm wide, 5 petals, many stamens.
Habit:
Horizontal
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa, Central / west Asia, Europe (Naturalized In BC)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Wetland - bogs
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to tall buttercup (50-90cm tall; leaves simple, no white blotches).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Auriculate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Green
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Seed, Layering, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Mites, Rust, Slugs or snails, Virus
