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PLANTS

Pennsylvania buttercup

Ranunculus pensylvanicus

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual · PerennialYellow flowers
Pennsylvania buttercup, In flower
Pennsylvania buttercup, In flower
Pennsylvania buttercup, photo 3 of 5
1.2 mHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 1.2 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 153 observations of Pennsylvania buttercup in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord46
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue32
  3. Nord-du-Québec21
  4. Montérégie17
  5. Laurentides11
  6. Outaouais10
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  9. Lanaudière2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  11. Capitale-Nationale2
  12. Montréal2
  13. Laval1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

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