
Hooked crowfoot- Ranunculus recurvatus
This species of buttercup has tiny, pale-yellow flowers. It's called "hooked" because each achene has a hooked beak. Hooked crowfoot is one of 6 species of buttercups in Connecticut with tiny flowers.
Habitat: Near a small woodland pond

''Ranunculus recurvatus'', the blisterwort or hooked crowfoot, is a plant species of the genus ''Ranunculus'' in the family Ranunculaceae native to eastern North America. It is an early-flowering plant of moist deciduous woods from central Quebec south to Florida.
Similar species: Ranunculales
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Uploaded Jun 28, 2019. Captured May 11, 2019 14:40 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.