Flower ID: IMG_1067.JPG-05-31-2022 Flower name (scientific): Ranunculus acris Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ra-NUN-ku-lus (or ra-NUN-kul-us or ruh-NUNK-ew-lus) AK-riss Flower name (common): Tall Buttercup Family name (common): Buttercup Family name (scientific): Ranunculaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin for little frog. Referencing the moist habitat where many species grow. Specific epithet: Latin for sharp-tasted or pungent. Common name origin: For the plant height and its membership in the buttercup family. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches (1.3 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 10 to 40 inches (25 to 100 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, basal pentagonal in outline and deeply divided into 3-5 palmate lobes which are further divided (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fields, meadows, woodland margins, streambanks, disturbed sites, roadsides, moist, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. Used by the Cherokee, Iroquois, Micmac, and at least three other tribes to treat ailments such as abscesses, chest pains, headaches, and others. The Cherokee also used the plant as a food source (Moerman, pp. 467-468, 1998). Latitude: 44.806778 Longitude: -91.529392 Altitude: 253.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Ranunculus acris subsp. acris (The other infraspecifics are Ranunculus acris subsp. friesianus (Claude Jordan) Syme, Ranunculus acris var. frigidus (Regel) Regel, Ranunculus acris subsp. hultenii Voroschilov, Ranunculus acris subsp. pumilus (Wahlenberg) Á. Löve & D. Löve. None of these four infraspecifics have been recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC