Family: Buttercup
Season: spring/fall

Last Update: 31May99

(May-99; Upper Buttermilk; shiny flower)

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(Jul-96; Mom/Dad)

Common Buttercup

Very common flower found by roads, in fields, all over. Late spring until fall frost. Shiny yellow, 5-petal flowers. Leaves palmate divided.

A child-myth is to hold buttercups under your chin. If your chin shines yellow, you like butter.