Buttercup Family Hold a buttercup under your chin, if it shines yellow, it means you like butter! Actually, since the flowers have shiny petals, EVERYONE would appear to like butter! Buttercups contain a glycoside toxin which can be a skin irritant, so handle them with care if you try the flower-under-the-chin trick! I've done that test on many a kid and never had a problem with it.
Buttercup Family These buttercups can become weedy in a yard. I photographed these in my yard in Oak Ridge in April. Buttercups contain an acrid toxin, a volatile alkaloid-ameneno that is strong enough to blister the skin and cause inflammation of the intestinal tract of animals such as cattle and goats. Perennial Where seen:Oak Ridge, Great Smoky Mountains NP widespread
Composite Family Height: 8" to 32" May 14, 2005 These pretty flowers add a sparkle of gold to roadsides in May. The leaves are a pale green. Perennial Where seen: Oak Ridge, University of Tennessee Arboretum
