Alkali Buttercup

Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh

Buttercup family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

12 inches

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 6.5 – 8.0

Frost-Free Days 90 days

Precipitation 12 – 48 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
DEN: Greenland
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (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.