Ranunculus alismifolius, July 4, 2021
Common & scientific name
Plantainleaf buttercup, Ranunculus alismifolius
Family
Buttercup, Ranunculaceae
Location
Jack Creek basin, 12,000’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This buttercup is—can I say it?—fairly non-descript, with long, skinny, hairless leaves and stems and small yellow flowers. It grows primarily in wet meadows and on the edges of ponds and streams.