Common Name: bulbous buttercupScientific Name: Ranunculus bulbosus L.Family Name: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, pubescent, bulb-like swelling at base Leavesalternate, palmately divided in 3 segments - apical stalked, pubescent, long petioles below, sessile above, basal from bulb-like base Flowers5-petaled, golden yellow, glossy, sepals pointed downward