| Creeping Buttercup | Buttercup family |
| Ranunculus repens | Ranunculaceae |
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This buttercup is common in grass, particularly as a garden weed. It spreads by giving off runners, which root and form new plants. |
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| Single flower | Side-on view of calyx | Leaves |
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Technical Information
Perennial herb, up to 60 cm tall Stems furrowed, hairy. Creeping runners, rooting at the nodes Leaves: 3 leaflets, each with 3 broad toothed lobes (middle lobe stalked), hairy. Basal and lower stem leaves stalked, narrower upper stem leaves unstalked Calyx: 5 softly hairy sepals Flowers: golden-yellow, 5 petals Flowering time: May-September Habitat: Most habitats, especially grass Distribution: Very common throughout Britain |