The name Ranunculus is the Late Latin word for little frog, referring to the fact that these flowers will often be found growing near water, like frogs. The most pernicious culprits in North America include tall buttercup ( Ranunculus acris), creeping buttercup ( Ranunculus repens) and cursed buttercup ( Ranunculus sceleratus), to name a few. This plant belongs to the large Ranunculus genus which contains about 600 species of flowering plants. Dead and dried plants are generally considered safe. Botanically, buttercups are a type of Ranunculus, but they are different than the types of Ranunculus grown for cut flowers. While buttercups vary in levels of toxicity, individual plants are at their most toxic in spring when they're alive and flowering. Swallow some buttercups and you'll find yourself in a world of hurt, including but not limited to symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting, dizziness and even paralysis. The toxic oil is also a serious eye irritant. If the leaves are chewed by humans or beasts, blisters may form on the lips and face. Contact with protoanemonin will mess you up in a dermatitis kind of way - causing burning and itching with accompanying rash and blisters.

When the leaves of buttercups are crushed or bruised they release a compound called ranunculin that breaks down into an acrid, toxic oil called protoanemonin. They also have seeds which stick to clothing, further implementing the flowers as the Golden Flowers from Undertale.All species of ranunculus are poisonous to both animals and humans. Not only do they both have 5 petaled flowers, similar leaf structure, similar geographic locations, and other similar properties to the Golden flower.

These are the most likely candidate for the golden flowers. The herbaceous plant reaches heights of 20 to 40 cm and has a slightly bushy. The Tall Buttercup (Ranunculus acris L.) and the Japanese Buttercup (Ranunculus japonicas). Botterblom (a), Brandblare (a), Buttercup Flower (e), Common Buttercup (e), Geelbotterblom (a), Hlapi (ss), Ishashakazane (z), Isijojokazana (z). This is probably the origin of its Latin name, which translates as little frog. This narrows our choices nicely and after much research I can conclude there are most likely two species of buttercups within the underground. Botanical Name, Ranunculus asiaticus Common Name(s), Persian Buttercup Plant Type, Perennials / Annuals Native Area, Eurasia Hardiness Rating, H4. They also make fantastic dry flowers, losing only a slight amount of color, but very little shape. They are one of the longest blooming flowers, lasting up to 8 weeks with proper care. I’m mostly going to base the flowers in Japan because it is most likely to be in that location from the evidence in the theory. The blooms from hellebores can bring continued happiness for a long time. The flowers also go by other names such as cuckoo buds or crowfoot because of how the flower and leaves resemble a cleft like a crow’s. In the theory stated up above, they conclude Undertale’s location is most likely either in New Zealand, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, or Japan. Meanwhile, the word buttercup got its common name from a false belief that the yellow hue of the flowers made it look like butter and is in fact, poisonous to cows and livestock. This will help us locate the geographical region our species of butter cup lives.

Buttercup flower names