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Halerpestes cymbalaria

Ranunculus cymbalaria

Also called Alkali buttercup, Seaside Crowfoot, Marsh Buttercup, Seashore Buttercup, Seaside Buttercup, Shore Buttercup, Shore Buttercup, Seaside Buttercup

Halerpestes cymbalaria
Photo: JW Stockert, Public domain
Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).

About

Halerpestes cymbalaria is a species of buttercup known by the common names alkali buttercup and seaside buttercup. It is native to much of Eurasia and parts of North and South America, where it grows in many types of habitat, especially in moist to wet areas such as marshes, bogs, and moist spring meadows. It is a perennial herb producing several stems a few centimeters to nearly 40 centimeters long. Some are prostrate against the ground and are stolons which root in moist substrate, and some are erect. The leaves are variable in shape, the basal ones with notched or slightly divided leaf blades borne on long petioles, and any upper leaves much reduced in size. The inflorescence bears one or more flowers on erect stalks. The flower has five to eight pale yellow petals, each under a centimeter long.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Halerpestes cymbalaria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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