
Ranunculus flammula - Creeping Spearwort
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Ranunculus flammula
Creeping Spearwort
More About Creeping Spearwort
Ranunculus flammula, Creeping Spearwort, is found in wet soils and is particularly common in moist forests, stream banks, and along the shores of rivers, ponds and lakes. Ranunculus flammula is a low growing perennial that produces buttercup-like flowers from May to July. This rare PA native is proposed for listing under Pennsylvania Wild Plant Act.
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Yellow
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