| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Mostly the Mountains; also in the northern Piedmont.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. big swaths of the West and East, with a gap in the middle. | |
| Abundance | Frequent in the Mountains, uncommon in the northern Piedmont. | |
| Habitat | Mostly moist soils near impoundments, streams, rivers, meadows, pastures, roadside ditches, woods roads, college campuses. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-July (-September). | |
| Identification | Creeping Buttercup is a perennial with stems creeping along the ground, sometimes forming mats. It has largish flowers and spreading or reflexed sepals. From R. bulbosus it differs in its creeping vs. erect habit and a lack of a corm-like (bulbous) base. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FAC link |
| USACE-emp | FAC link |
