However, the first record I have of identifying this particular Buttercup from the other two whom it resembles (Creeping and Bulbous) is from Pollardstown Fen, Co Kildare in 2007 when I also photographed it. Impossible to say where or when I first became aware of Buttercups. This native plant is poisonous and belongs to the family Ranunculaceae. Meadow Buttercup, Showy Buttercup, Tall Buttercup. The Victorians believed that the buttercup represented ingratitude. Buttercups: The Genus Ranunculus in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington. Also the sepals of this Buttercup are upright, unlike those of the Bulbous Buttercup which turn down. Common names include meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup and giant buttercup. They are pinnately divided leaves, cut into between 3 and 7 lobes, with the central lobe having no separate stalk. Flowering from April to October, these perennial wildflowers are distinguished from our other native Buttercups by their flowers being somewhat smaller (15-25mm across) and by their leaves.
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