2022 Bob Sweatt 2021 Norma Solarz 2017 Elliot Gunnison 2016 Steve Matson 2016 Steve Matson 2016 Steve Matson 2020 Elliot Gunnison 2018 David popp 2022 Diana Wahl 2022 Bob Sweatt 2022 Bob Sweatt 2016 Steve Matson 2016 Steve Matson 1995 Saint Mary's College of California
Ranunculus repens is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
[Wikipedia] Range, Toxicity, Etymology: Ranunculus repens, the creeping buttercup, is a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe, Asia and northwestern Africa.[1][2] It is also called creeping crowfoot and (along with restharrow) sitfast.[3] Like most buttercups, Ranunculus repens is poisonous, although when dried with hay these poisons are lost. The taste of buttercups is acrid, so cattle avoid eating them. The plants then take advantage of the cropped ground around it to spread their stolons. Creeping buttercup also is spread through the transportation of hay. Contact with the sap of the plant can cause skin blistering.[10]
Etymology
Ranunculus is a diminutive of 'rana', meaning 'little frog'. This name is in reference to the amphibious habitat of many Ranunculus species.[11] Repens means 'creeping' or 'stoloniferous'.[11] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
[Cal-IPC] Invasive Info: Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup) is a spreading perennial forb/herb (family Ranunculaceae), found in many coastal areas of California. It can sometimes form large monocultures, especially in moist areas.
Cal-IPC Rating: Limited (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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Suggested Citation
Calflora:
Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by
public and private institutions and individuals.
[web application]. 2025.The Calflora Database
[a non-profit organization].Available:
https://www.calflora.org/(Accessed: 07/17/2025).