| Family | Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) |
|---|---|
| Bloom | Spring |
| Habitat | Dry, shade, edge of forest |
| Status | Native |
| Cycle | Perennial |
| Height | 4-8″ |
| Flower | Single white flower about 1″ wide rising above the leaves. Each flower has 5 petal-like white sepals. A central tuft of white to yellowish stamens is quite noticeable. |
| Leaf | Compound leaves are in a whorl, usually 3 midway up the stem. Each leaf is composed of 3-5 deeply cleft and coarsely toothed leaflets. |
| Notes | Plants are usually found in colonies. |
