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ButtercupKidneyleaf Common Name:
Kidneyleaf Buttercup
 
 
Scientific Name: Ranunculus abortivus

 

Habitat/Season: Damp Woodlands & Thickets / April-August

 

Comment: Native a.k.a. Small-Flowered Buttercup The reduced and drooping pettles make this species inconsipicuous. Its name is derived from the kidney-shape of the basal leaves, not the upper leaves.