Pollinator plant

Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens

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Common names

37 names · 33 languages
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Other languages (32)
Dutch
French
Asturian
Belarusian
  • Казялец паўзучы[4]
Catalan
  • botó d'or[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 匍枝毛茛[4]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 匍枝毛茛[4]
Czech
  • pryskyřník plazivý[4]
Danish
  • Lav ranunkel[4]
Estonian
  • roomav tulikas[4]
Faroese
  • skriðsólja[4]
Finnish
  • rönsyleinikki[4]
German
Hungarian
  • Kúszó boglárka[4]
Icelandic
  • Skriðsóley[4]
Irish
  • Fearbán reatha[4]
Italian
Japanese
  • ハイキンポウゲ[4]
Latvian
  • ložņu gundega[4]
Lithuanian
  • Šliaužiantysis vėdrynas[4]
Norwegian
  • krypsoleie[4]
Polish
  • Jaskier rozłogowy[4]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Piciorul cocoșului[4]
Russian
  • Лютик ползучий[4]
Serbian
  • Пузави љутић[4]
Slovak
  • iskerník plazivý[4]
Slovenian
  • plazeča zlatica[4]
Spanish
Swedish
  • revsmörblomma[4]
Turkish
  • tiktakdana[4]
Ukrainian
  • Жовтець повзучий[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • creeping buttercup — Page 1, column 2, row top 712 pt; common-name cell after Ranunculus repens.; Ranunculus repens.
[2] Ranunculus repens — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Creeping buttercup — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Kriechender Hahnenfuß — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Double-flowered Creeping Buttercup — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Botón de oro — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Botón de oro europeo — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Renoncule rampante — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Ranuncolo strisciante — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Kruipende boterbloem — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Botão-d'ouro — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • botão-de-ouro — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Ranunculus repens ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Creeping buttercup (EN); Ranunculo del prado (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 167272; taxon 4RHKY.
  • Kriechender Hahnenfuß (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 167273; taxon 4RHKY.
[4] Ranunculus repens — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Creeping buttercup — results[14].names[1]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Kriechender Hahnenfuß — results[14].names[4]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Double-flowered Creeping Buttercup — results[14].names[17]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Botón de oro — results[14].names[35]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Botón de oro europeo — results[14].names[7]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Renoncule rampante — results[14].names[8]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Ranuncolo strisciante — results[14].names[18]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Kruipende boterbloem — results[14].names[2]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Botão-d'ouro — results[14].names[24]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • botão-de-ouro — results[14].names[31]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Лютик ползучий — results[14].names[5]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Казялец паўзучы — results[14].names[6]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • rönsyleinikki — results[14].names[9]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Jaskier rozłogowy — results[14].names[10]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • pryskyřník plazivý — results[14].names[11]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • revsmörblomma — results[14].names[12]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Lav ranunkel — results[14].names[13]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Cotel — results[14].names[14]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • krypsoleie — results[14].names[15]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Šliaužiantysis vėdrynas — results[14].names[16]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • ハイキンポウゲ — results[14].names[19]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • botó d'or — results[14].names[20]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • roomav tulikas — results[14].names[21]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • 匍枝毛茛 — results[14].names[22]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • 匍枝毛茛 — results[14].names[23]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Fearbán reatha — results[14].names[25]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Piciorul cocoșului — results[14].names[26]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • skriðsólja — results[14].names[27]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Жовтець повзучий — results[14].names[28]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • plazeča zlatica — results[14].names[29]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Kúszó boglárka — results[14].names[30]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • tiktakdana — results[14].names[32]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • iskerník plazivý — results[14].names[33]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Skriðsóley — results[14].names[34]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • Пузави љутић — results[14].names[36]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
  • ložņu gundega — results[14].names[37]; taxon id 48229; Ranunculus repens.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Ranunculus repens is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Ranunculaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Ranunculus repens in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Ranunculus repens — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1114336; ID 4RHKY; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1114336; ID 4RHKY; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 1, column 2, entry Ranunculus repens (top 712 pt)

    Source checked on .