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Swamp Buttercup (Ranunculus septentrionalis)
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Native
Family:
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: April to
July
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Montour Trail
Date: 5/3/2003
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Swamp Buttercup may be
easily confused with:
- Common Buttercup
The leaf of common buttercup is deeply lobed, while that of swamp buttercup is actually divided.
- Creeping Buttercup
Light speckles on the leaves of creeping buttercup are distinctive. Leave of swamp buttercup is divided rather than just deeply lobed.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
