Iowa Wildflowers
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Swamp Buttercup
(Ranunculus septentrionalis) |
| The flowering of the swamp buttercup has always been
a reminder for me that the ladyslippers will soon be flowering. I
find swamp buttercups (also known as marsh buttercups) in moist to wet
thickets. Mosquitos may use the flowering of the swamp buttercups
as a reminder to begin attacking humans in droves.
Northeast Iowa Timetable: late April - mid May |
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