Buttercups are fairly hardy perennial lawn weeds which means they will grow and flower with every new season, unlike annual weeds which die out. Preferred Habitat. Like most weeds, Buttercups will grow in a range of soils but each species does better in different types; Creeping Buttercup loves heavy, wet soils. Buttercup, genus of about 300 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Buttercups are distributed nearly worldwide and are especially common in woods and fields of the north temperate zone. Several are cultivated as ornamentals and for the floral industry. Ranunculus Asiaticus. Look for ranunculus tubers at your local garden center, and the gnarled claws. There are hundreds of different species of buttercups, all belonging to the genus Ranunculus and the family Ranunculaceae. The flowers of many buttercups are yellow. Others have white petals and a yellow centre. Some have orange or red flowers.

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Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.

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There are about 200 to 600 species in this one genus. They mostly have yellow or sometimes white flowers. Buttercups include a wide variety of flower types, grouped by a plant naming system in the genus Ranunculus. Among them are the Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris), Goldilocks Buttercup (R. auricomus), Creeping Buttercup (R. repens), Large White Buttercup (R. platanifolius), Celery-leaved Buttercup (R. sceleratus), Corn Buttercup (R. arvensis), Bulbous Buttercup (R. bulbosus) and Glacial Buttercup (R. glacialis).

Lesser Celandine (R. ficaria), Lesser Spearwort (R. flammula), and Greater Spearwort (R. lingua) also belong to the buttercup family.

Plants of the commonly named buttercup family grow in many different variations but most can be identified by their yellow cupped flowers and free-growing habit. The plants often climb or sprawl, with leaves arranged in spirals. Some may contain leaves without stipules and flowers with many stamens.

Molecular investigation of the genus shows that Ranunculus is not monophyletic.^[1] Proposals are under way to split up the genus.

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Highlights shining on the reflective petals of the buttercup can be seen in the images at left and above.

People sometimes hold a fresh buttercup flower under the chin of a friend or family member. If a yellow reflection from the flower's shiny petals can be seen under the chin, the person is said to 'like butter'. This custom is still taught to young children and shows how buttercup petals reflect light.

Some other plants and people are named buttercup, based on the name of the yellow wild flower. These include a type of pumpkin, and the girl's name Buttercup.

'Build Me Up Buttercup' was the name of a popular song by The Foundations during the 1960s. A song called 'Buttercup' was released by Jack Stauber in 2017. A cartoon character from The Powerpuff Girls television series was also named Buttercup. Buttercups and their poisonous effect are used as a theme in the PC game Undertale.

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer of adult movie star 'Stormy Daniels' (real name: Stephanie Clifford) against US President Donald Trump's ex lawyer and 'fixer' Michael Cohen used on 29 July 2018 the phrase 'You better buckle up buttercup'^[2] in a tweet addressing Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, which soon became the hashtag #BuckleUpButtercup.^[3]

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References[change | change source]

1. ↑Emadzade K. et al 2010. A molecular phylogeny, morphology and classification of genera of Ranunculeae (Ranunculaceae). Taxon59: 809–828.
2. ↑'Michael Avenatti on Twitter'. Twitter. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
3. ↑'Michael Avenatti on Twitter'. Twitter. Retrieved 2018-07-30.

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