California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus) is a perennial herb with glossy, deep yellow flowers featuring 9 to 17 petals. Native to much of California, Baja California, Oregon, and Pacific coastal islands, it blooms in late winter to spring.

Ranunculus acaulis, in Australia and New Zealand called dune buttercup, sand buttercup or shore buttercup, is a yellow-flowered, small, fleshy herb, that grows in mats in damp places mostly near the sea. It occurs naturally in Australia, New Zealand, Chile and the Falklands.

May 10, 2024 · There are some ornamental buttercups, like fair maids of France, Canary buttercup, grass-leaved buttercup, Mount Cook buttercup, and Persian buttercup that are sold commercially and not considered invasive in the South. Instead, we're focusing on a few species that are commonly found in the wild or invading your lawn.

Feb 8, 2014 · Old home remedies for ailments as diverse as rheumatism and insanity list buttercups as an ingredient. Gardeners that plant to attract bees and butterflies should consider setting aside a wild area for this plant.

Jan 17, 2025 · Types of Buttercup (Ranunculus spp.) Common Buttercup (Ranunculus acris) Origin: Europe, Asia, and North America. Characteristics: Upright perennial growing up to 3 feet tall. Glossy, yellow flowers with five overlapping petals. Found in meadows and grasslands; prefers moist, well-drained soils. Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)

While western buttercup prefers vernal pools and wetland sites, it will also tolerate drier upland sites away from the coast that retain seasonally moist soils. It also does quite well in plant and seed production fields, tolerating all soil types and a range of pH values.

Oxalis pes-caprae (buttercup oxalis, Bermuda buttercup, yellow oxalis) is a low-growing perennial (family Oxalidaceae) found along the coast of California, in the Coastal Ranges, and in the Sacramento Valley. Buttercup oxalis occurs in coastal dunes, scrub, oak woodlands, gardens, turf, urban areas, orchards and agricultural fields.

A welcomed harbinger of spring, Ranunculus californicus (California Buttercup) is a cheery perennial plant prized for its shiny, deep yellow flowers, 3/4 in. (2 cm), from late winter to spring. Each flower features 7 to 22 elliptic, overlapping petals surrounding a bouquet of yellow stamens.

Ranunculus californicus, commonly known as the California buttercup, [1] is a flowering plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is a native of California, where it is common in many habitats, including chaparral and woodlands. Its distribution extends across many habitats of California, north into Oregon and south into Baja California. [2]

Western Buttercup. Upright, usually branched, hollow stem with soft hairs. Basal leaves with 1–3 in. petioles, softly hairy, oval to heart-shaped, divided into 3, again divided deeply or shallowly; stem leaves alternate, more deeply divided. Flowers top plant, 1/2–1 in. wide, yellow, 5–6 petals each about half as wide as long.