Photographs: Co. Cork

Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Fearbán reatha Family: Ranunculaceae Flowering time: May - August. Perennial. Native. Golden yellow flowers, five-petalled, solitary. A double-flowered form (R. repens var. degeneratus.) can occur, photo below right. Basal leaves in 3 divided segments. Stem with rooting runners. Height to 60cm. Very common and widespread. Similar: Small-flowered Buttercup, R. parviflorus. Very small flowers with prominent sepals. Rare, on calcareous ground.

Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens, Fearbán reatha