Scientific name: Ranunculus repens
Family: RANUNCULACEAE
Common names: “Creeping buttercup”
Perennial invasive weed, semi-evergreen
Root system: Fibrous
Conditions:
Soil: Acidic soil
Moisture: Poorly drained – wet – moist, doesn’t grow in dry well drained areas
Light: Full sun
Location: Lawns. garden beds
Aesthetic:
Leaf and Stem shape: 3 leaflets, often with white spots
Flower: Shiny yellow with 5 waxy petals
Propagates: By seed and stolons
Comments: Good indicator plant, indicates wet sites with poor drainage, longer stolons indicate nitrogen deficient soil, leaves toxic to grazing animals unless cured in hay, plants deplete potassium in soil, 1 plant can spread 40² ft. and the seeds can survive up to 80 years, seriously persistent!
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