[Buttercups and Crowfoots: The Genus Ranunculus West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]


Creeping Buttercup, Creeping Speerwort, Lesser Spearwort, Small Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus flammula

Synonyms: Ranunculus flammula var. angustifolilus, Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis, Ranunculus flammula var. flammula, Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis, Ranunculus flammula var. reptans, Ranunculus flammula var. samolifolius, Ranunculus reptans, Ranunculus reptans var. filiformis, Ranunculus reptans var. ovalis

Creeping Buttercup, Greater Creeping Spearwort, Lesser Spearwort, Small Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus flammula (Synonyms: Ranunculus filiformis, Ranunculus filiformis var. ovalis, Ranunculus flammula var. angustifolius, Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis, Ranunculus flammula var. flammula, Ranunculus flammula var. genuinus, Ranunculus flammula var. intermedia, Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis, Ranunculus flammula var. reptans, Ranunculus flammula var. samolifolius, Ranunculus flammula var. strigulosus, Ranunculus flammula var. unalaschensis, Ranunculus reptans, Ranunculus reptans var. filiformis, Ranunculus reptans var. intermedius, Ranunculus reptans var. ovalis, Ranunculus reptans var. samolifolius, Ranunculus reptans var. strigulosus)

Small creeping buttercupas seen in vernally moist wetlands at Panacanic in western Klickitat County.........May 17, 2013.

Habitat:

Small creeping buttercup is a widespread species, ranging from the lowlands to the lower mountains, occurring in muddy areas around ponds or rivers.


Creeping Buttercup, Creeping Speerwort, Lesser Spearwort, Small Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus flammula (Synonyms: Ranunculus flammula var. angustifolilus, Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis, Ranunculus flammula var. flammula, Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis, Ranunculus flammula var. reptans, Ranunculus flammula var. samolifolius, Ranunculus reptans, Ranunculus reptans var. filiformis, Ranunculus reptans var. ovalis)

Small creeping buttercup at Tom McCall nature Preserve, east of Mosier, OR.....July 11, 1991.


Paul Slichter