Waterplantain Spearwort

Ranunculus ambigens S. Watson

Buttercup family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

30 inches

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.