Latin name: Ranunculus acris L.
Botanical family: Ranunculaceae
Growth habit: Herb
Vernacular name(s): buttercup, tall buttercup (Eng.)
renoncule âcre, bouton d'or (Fr.)
Uses:
Used against cancer [Mi'kmaq: 62].
Leaves, flowers or fruits :Crushed and inhaled for headache [Abenaki 67; Algonquin 68; Montagnais 60; Mi'kmaq 60].