Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Ranunculus acris L. Common name(s): tall buttercup, common buttercup, tall crowfoot Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)