Japanese Buttercup

Ranunculus japonicus

Flower name
Japanese Buttercup
Scientific name
Ranunculus japonicus
Alias馬の足形, Japanese Buttercup
Place of originHigh mountain of Chubu from Hokkaido in Japan
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonApril, May, June

What is Japanese Buttercup

Japanese Buttercup or Umanoahigata(scientific name:Ranunculus japonicus) is a perennial of the family Ranunculaceae in the Japanese and Chinese origin. It is a wild grass that grows in the fields and mountains from Hokkaido to Okinawa of Japan . In the spring, yellow flowers are blooming in the inflorescence stretching from the flower stem. Unfortunately it is a poisonous plant.

Common name:Japanese Buttercup or Umanoahigata, scientific name: Ranunculus japonicus, aka: Japanese Buttercup, distribution: Hokkaido ~ Okinawa of Japan, Environment : Field and mountainous area, life type: perennial plant, plant height: 30 to 50 cm, root foliage: palm shape, leaf shape: narrow ellipse shape, leaf margin: saw tooth presence, leaf order: tooth crest, radish symmetry flower, bisexual flower, liberation Flower color: yellow, flower diameter: 1.5 cm, petal number: 5, flowering period: April to June, fruit type: gathering fruit, fruit shape: spherical shape, NOTE: poisonous plant.