Bur Buttercup
Bur Buttercup
Ranunculus testiculatus
Identification
Roots: shallow fibrous taproot
Leaves: Basal leaves, 1-4 inches wide and divide into 3 lobed leaflets with short wooly hairs.
Stems: 1-3 inches tall, pale green with short wooly hairs.
Flowers: Small, 2-5 yellow petals.
Seeds/Fruits: Bur-like seed heads, become prickly when they dry out and stick to animal fur or clothing.
Life Cycle
Annual
Control
Several herbicides, including 2,4-D, dicamba, glyphosate, chlorsulfuron, metsulfuron, and triclopyr, are listed as providing control the plant when applied before the plant flowers and produces seeds.
