[Buttercups: The Genus Ranunculus in Mt. Adams Country]

Creeping Buttercup, Double-flowered Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Synonyms: Ranunculus repens var. erectus, Ranunculus repens var. glabratus, Ranunculus repens var. repens

Flower of Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens (Synonyms: Ranunculus repens var. glabratus, Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus, Ranunculus repens var. repens)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of creeping buttercup.

Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens (Synonyms: Ranunculus repens var. glabratus, Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus, Ranunculus repens var. repens)

Creeping buttercup as seen in a vernally moist swale near the east side of the Sandy River delta, Troutdale, Oregon...........September 9, 2012.

Stem leaf of Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens (Synonyms: Ranunculus repens var. glabratus, Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus, Ranunculus repens var. repens)

Stem leaf of creeping buttercup from Gresham, OR..........May 2002.

Dorsal leaf surface of Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens (Synonyms: Ranunculus repens var. glabratus, Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus, Ranunculus repens var. repens)

The photo above illustrates the dorsal surface of a typical basal leaf of creeping buttercup. The upper leaf surface is often a shade darker in color. Gresham, OR.........May 2002.

Paul Slichter