Cursed Buttercup

Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

Cursed Buttercup is so named because it is a highly poisonous plant.  Even its species name, sceleratus, is Latin for polluted, profaned, defiled, and a lot of other nasty synonyms.

This native small-flowered buttercup is similar to the Littleleaf Buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) but the basal leaves are a completely different shape and the habitat is much wetter soils.



Cursed Buttercup sometimes grows right out of the water

The basal leaves can float on the water