Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)

Family: Ranunculaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Ranunculus bulbosus is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 1 m (3ft 3in) at a fast rate. It is not frost tender. It is in flower from March to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild as to be eatable, though personally, I would rather give this one a miss as well. — A famine food used when all else fails, and I would rather give it a miss even then! Root - must be dried beforehand and thoroughly cooked.; When boiled, the roots are said to become so mild as to be eatable, though personally, I would rather give this one a miss as well.; See the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Meadows, lawns, dry pastures, grassy slopes and fixed dunes, preferring a calcareous sub-strata. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)