Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Hispid Buttercup |
| Scientific Name | Ranunculus hispidus Michx. |
| Family Name | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | Rich or dry woods |
| Plant Height: | 15-90 cm tall, erect stem |
| Flower Color: | yellow |
| Flower: | 1-4 cm across; 5-10 petals oblong; about twice as long as spreading sepals |
| Inflorescence: | single, terminal flower |
| Fruit: | achene; flat, subrotund or obovate with long beak |
| Leaves: | alternate; palmately divided into 3 lobed or divided segments; basal leaves largest with blade at least as wide as it is long |
| Bloom Time: | April-May |
| Origins: | native |
| Other: | stiff hairs on stems give plant its common name |
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| general plant habit | leaves | close up of flower |
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