Common buttercup

Description: Common buttercup (Chinese: 毛茛) is a flowering plant in the buttercup family, native to Europe, Asia and northwestern Africa. Creeping buttercup is a herbaceous, stoloniferous perennial plant growing to 50cm tall. It has both prostrate running stems, which produce roots and new plants at the nodes, and more or less erect flowering stems. The basal leaves are compound, borne on a 4-20cm long petiole and divided into three broad leaflets. The flowers are bright golden yellow, 2-3cm diameter, usually five petals, and the flower stem is finely grooved. The fruit is a cluster of achenes 2.5-4mm long.

Locations in Campus: Various places in campus, including Ivy Ln.

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