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PLANTS

Creeping buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Plants
ToxicIntroducedHerbPerennialYellow flowersmai to septembre
Creeping buttercup, In flower
Creeping buttercup, In fruit
Creeping buttercup, Flower buds
61 cmHeight

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields. Yellow flowers, from May to September.

There are 345 observations of Creeping buttercup in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Côte-Nord and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale74
  2. Côte-Nord45
  3. Estrie36
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  5. Lanaudière25
  6. Montérégie24
  7. Montréal22
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  9. Laurentides17
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent13
  12. Outaouais9
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  14. Mauricie7
  15. Centre-du-Québec4
  16. Nord-du-Québec3
  17. Laval1

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Similar species

Meadow buttercupRanunculus acris
Bulbous buttercupRanunculus bulbosus
TOXIC
Fig buttercupFicaria verna
TOXIC
Creeping cinquefoilPotentilla reptans
TOXIC
Yellow marsh marigoldCaltha palustris
TOXIC
CelandineChelidonium majus
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Silverweed cinquefoilArgentina anserina
Cursed buttercupRanunculus sceleratus
Yellow woodland anemoneAnemonoides ranunculoides
Herb bennetGeum urbanum