| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Subfamily | Ranunculoideae |
| Tribe | Ranunculeae |
| Scientific name | Ranunculus repens L. |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus repens forma polypetalus S. H. Li & Y. H. Huang; Ranunculus repens var. brevistylus Maximowicz; Ranunculus repens var. erectus de Candolle; Ranunculus repens var. glabratus de Candolle; Ranunculus repens var. linearilobus de Candolle; Ranunculus repens var. major Nakai; Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus Fernald; Ranunculus repens var. villosus Lamotte |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hai-kinpouge (ハイキンポウゲ, 這金鳳花 [meaning: creeping buttercup]) |
| (English common name) creeping buttercup | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Kanto region) |
| (Other nations) northern hemisphere | |
| Habitat | Swamp, wet field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16, 32 |
| Description | Plants 15-35cm tall. Leaves 5-17cm wide. Flowers yellow 5 petals each 7-12mm long, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Ranunculus repens L. |
| Ranunculus repens Linnaeus | |
| Ranunculus repens L. | |
| Anti-microbial compositions (US Patent 6951833/2005) |
| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |