Buttercup

Buttercup flower

Buttercup flower

Scientific Name Ranunculus spp.
Other Names 20 species of buttercup exist in the Midwest
Life Cycle Many are winter annuals, some perennials.
General Description A basal rosette that has several branching stems. Flowers are yellow.
Seedlings Cotyledons are ovate to round. Leaves form basal rosettes.
True Leaves and Stem Stems are slender, slightly hairy or hairless, branched from the base, reaching six to twenty inches tall. Lower leaves are round, palmately veined, bright green, with round-toothed margins and are located on long stems arising from the base of the plant. Upper leaves are located on shorter stems, alternate, and divided into three to five leaflets with somewhat toothed margins.
Roots Fibrous roots.
Flower and Fruit Flowers are small, yellow, with five to seven oblong petals.
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