Corn Buttercup

(Ranunculus arvensis)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habits: Erect to spreading winter annual herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot

Leaf anatomy: Rosette arrangement at base, alternate along stem, usually 3-lobed w/linear lobes, margins sublobed or broadly toothed

Flowers: Solitary, usually 5 petals, yellow, mostly obovate, aggregate of achene fruits

_{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}