Creeping Buttercup - Ranunculus repens

Creeping Buttercup along the bike path behind Gregory Street between Commonwealth and Glenway in Madison, Wisconsin on June 2, 2022.

Above: Creeping Buttercup in a grassy clearing along the bike path between Odana Road and Midvale Blvd. in Madison, Wisconsin on June 2, 2022.

Creeping Buttercup - Ranunculus repens (Introduced/Naturalized)

Native to Europe, Creeping Buttercup has solitary, yellow stalked flowers that are 5-8-parted and about 1" wide with 5 sepals.

Leaves of Creeping Buttercup along the bike path behind Gregory Street between Commonwealth and Glenway in Madison, Wisconsin on June 2, 2022.

Above: Pale patches on the leaves of Creeping Buttercup (6/02/22).

Stems of Creeping Buttercup along the bike path behind Gregory Street between Commonwealth and Glenway in Madison, Wisconsin on June 3, 2022.

Above: Stems of Creeping Buttercup (6/02/22).

Creeping Buttercup bracts along the bike path behind Gregory Street between Commonwealth and Glenway in Madison, Wisconsin on June 3, 2022.

Above: Creeping Buttercup sepals (6/02/22).

grows in moist disturbed meadows, ditches, and areas along roadsides.

Other names: Creeping Crowfoot. A fun note: The Missouri Botanical Gardens refers to Creeping Buttercup as "Buttered Popcorn."

Blooms May - June.

For more information on Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens), visit Wikipedia.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Creeping Buttercup - Ranunculus repens.