Leaf type: Lobed, feathered
Phyllotaxis: Opposite, alternate, whorled (basal leaves)
Colour: Green
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaf (upper side)
Habitus & biology
Ranunculus repens spreads by flat-growing runners that root at the leaf nodes and can reach a length of up to 50 centimeters. The flowering shoots reach a height of up to 30 centimeters. All parts of the perennial plant are poisonous.
Distribution & habitates
The native distribution area includes Europe, northern Asia and western North Africa. As an introduced species, Ranunculus repens is also said to be found in Australia, North America and South America (source).
Ranunculus repens does not tolerate dry locations and grows in meadows, ditches, along roadsides, forest edges and banks.
Botany
Ranunculus repens is a member of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) and commonly known as creeping buttercup or creeping crowfoot.
