It is a member of the large cosmopolitan genus "Ranunculus", known as buttercups. Buttercups are several species of the genus "Ranunculus". The Nuxalk apply a poultice of pounded roots of Ranunculus acris to boils. This name is in reference to the amphibious habitat of many "Ranunculus" species. The Ranunculus genus contains approximately 500 species. Records of Angiospermae include&colon; "Ranunculus flammula" var. Unlike "Ranunculus repens", the terminal leaflet is sessile. "Ranunculus biternatus" grows as a forb. These bees occur in forests, meadow, slopes and orchards, where buttercups (Ranunculus species) are present. The Abenaki smash the flowers and leaves of Ranunculus acris and sniff them for headaches. Other examples of actinomorphic flowers are the lily ("Lilium", Liliaceae) and the buttercup ("Ranunculus", Ranunculaceae). "Cheilosia albitarsis" is thought to only visit "Ranunculus repens". The Polish word "jaskier" actually refers to the Buttercup flower (Ranunculus). Buttercups ("Ranunculus)" are among the earliest blooming of the alpine zone. "Azorella" spp., and "Ranunculus macropetalus".