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This showed up a couple of years ago.  I liked it so much I used it as a ground cover because it spreads so well.  It especially likes to be near water but does fine if irrigated.  It can be very invasive, so caution needs to be used.  It is covered with these small bright yellow flowers  and mounds to about 18 inches high.  I love it but have no idea what it is.  I have seen it in the woods around here, usually near creeks.

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JillElise writes: Creeping buttercup is the bane of my garden. It grows everywhere, in the lawn, in the flowerbeds. It has long, long roots that take lots of patience to extract, and if they are not extracted with great care, more and more and more creeping buttercup will grow and grow and grow. Beware! Posted: 3:02 pm on June 29th
LoriMI writes: This is one of my husbands favorites. When i got mine it had the name--Ozark sundrops. It has been in my gardens for almost 27 years. Everyone i know gets some. They do spread and fast. But very easy to handle. Posted: 5:29 pm on June 24th
margameri writes: Mine began as a 4" potted plant from a nursery, and then became a terrorist, taking over any bare spot. Although we pull it out where it intrudes too much, we keep it in bare spots for the sheer delight of it's little celandine-like blooms. Think I'll try it in the tree well on my sidewalk where even the pachysandra is reluctant to take hold. Posted: 10:14 pm on June 15th
Louisabt writes: Yes, I have the buttercups also, and love it. I keep one corner section around the bird feeder "wild". What ever the birds bring in can grow there. I found that I do need to keep it under control, by removing excess plants. But every spring there is something new. One year a huge plant grew there with very large leaves, I believe it may have bear claw? We also have a beautiful patch of medium height (4 ft) goldenrod. Posted: 11:49 am on June 7th
kevilicious writes: This plant is "Ranunculus repens", called Creeping Buttercup. I have a lot of it in my backyard and I love the way the petals sparkle in the sun. Posted: 6:11 pm on June 5th
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