Pennsylvania Buttercup (Ranunculus pennsylvanicus)

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

Ranunculus pennsylvanicus is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. The leaves contain toxins but in too low a concentration to be harmful. — The leaves contain toxins but in too low a concentration to be harmful.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet meadows, alluvium, ditches etc. Stream banks, bogs, moist clearings, depressions in woodlands from sea level to 1700 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)