Cheerful Buttercup is a perennial herb found in damp places in the
Himalayan region, at altitudes of 1500-2700 m. The species name
laetus means happy, cheerful. True to its name, the cheerful looking
yellow buttercup flowers are carried on slender, tall, branched, branched, upright leafless branched
stems. The plant grows up to 1-3 ft tall. Leaves are large, 8-12 cm,
broadly rounded in outline, deeply 3-5 lobed. The lobes are inverted
lance-shaped, pointed, further 3-lobed, sharply toothed and hairy. This
leaf character clearly distinguishes it from
Spreading Buttercup. Lower leaves
have long stalks. Large glossy yellow flowers are 1.5-2 cm across.
Cheerful Buttercup is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to SW China,
at altitudes of 1500-2700 m. Flowering: April-June.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed at Kempty Falls, Uttarakhand, Kashmir & Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh.
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