Perennial with short rhizome and fibrous roots. Basal leaves angular or round, divided into 3-7 segments that are further divided. Flowers about 2 cm wide, petals golden yellow; summer. Fruits of hooked achenes.
Europe, Asia
Source: (1997). Ranunculaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
Ranunculus acris 'Flore Pleno'
Double Meadow Buttercup Flowers double. Found wild in Lancanshire, uk, in late 16th century.