The stamens are not attached to one another The stamens are not attached to the petals or tepals

the sepal outline is ovate (widest below the middle and broadly tapering at both ends).

the sepal outline is eliiptic (widest near the middle and tapering at both ends).

the sepals are slightly curved outwards from the corolla.

the sepals are curved outwards and downwards from the corolla.

The sepals do not have appendages on them The sepals are green or brown, and leaf-like in texture The petal outline is obovate (roughly egg-shaped, but with the widest point above the middle of the leaf blade)Īll the flowers have both carpels and stamens (synoecious) The petals of the flower do not have folds or plaits The petals are thin and delicate, and pigmented (colored other than green or brown)

The flower includes two cycles of petal- or sepal-like structures The ovary is above the point of petal and/or sepal attachment There are no noticeable marks on the petals The flowers are arrayed in a spiral around the inflorescence axis or branches, or occur singly, or in several ranks The axis of the inflorescence has hairs entirely without glands The flower has both pollen- and seed-producing parts The flower has a superior ovary, and lacks a hypanthium The filament is smooth, with no hairs or scales There are no cleistogamous flowers on the plan The carpel is solitary or (if 2 or more) the carpels are not fused to one another There are two or more ways to evenly divide the calyx (the calyx is radially symmetrical) The anthers have narrow slits or furrows that run lengthwise along the anthers The anthers show no hint of a pink, reddish or purplish tint The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe There are five petals, sepals, or tepals in the flowerīoth the petals and sepals are separate and not fused There are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower (the flower is radially symmetrical) The edge of the leaf blade has lobes, or it has both teeth and lobes basal: the leaves are growing only at the base of the plant.alternate: there is one leaf per node along the stem.the leaves are simple (i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets).the leaves are compound (made up of two or more discrete leaflets.The basal leaves are the first thing to sprout in the spring and resemble those of some violets. The wide shape variation between the basal and top leaves makes Little-leaf Buttercup pretty easy to identify. There are several members of the buttercup family with small yellow flowers, but the leaf shape is pretty unique for each species. The seeds are oval, slightly flattened, and ripen to shiny brown. The center bulb elongates to about ¼ inch long and becomes a head of green seeds. Leaves at the top near the flowers are mostly long and narrow with smooth edges and stalkless or nearly so, but may be lobed. Leaves attached on the lower part of the stem are often lobed in 3 or 5 parts, also with scalloped edges, and shorter stalked. Basal leaves are up to 2 inches long and 2½ inches wide, round to kidney shaped, have scalloped edges and stalks up to 3 inches long.

Leaves are both basal and alternately attached up the stem. There are 5 round green sepals between the petals that are about as long as the petals. Each flower is about ¼ inch across, 5 pale yellow petals and a ring of yellow stamens around a bright green bulbous center. Flowers are at the end of naked stalks that branch out at the top of the plant.

Buttercup plant leaves