Ranunculus repens - Creeping buttercup

Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) is a mat-forming perennial herb native to Europe and temperate Asia, spreading rapidly by rooting stolons through wet meadows, pastures and woods.¹ All parts are poisonous and the acrid juice can blister skin; the toxins are destroyed by heat or drying.¹ Its leaves and dried root have been eaten as a last-resort famine food, but this is discouraged even then.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Emergency food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Ground cover¹
• Attracting bees¹

Footnotes

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