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Alkali Buttercup

Ranunculus cymbalaria

Alkali buttercup is a low, runnering perennial of wet shores and alkaline flats, with small yellow flowers and scalloped leaves, a tough, salt-tolerant native groundcover for seasonally wet, sunny ground.

Family
Ranunculaceae
Type
wildflower
Lifespan
perennial
Height
0.2–0.5 ft
Spacing
1–2 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
moist, wet
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
May, June, July, August
Bloom colors
yellow
Wildlife value
pollinators
Landscape uses
groundcover, container, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
Native states
AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, ME, MN, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY