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Plants
A glossy yellow spring carpet that smothers floodplain ephemerals.
Field facts
HabitatFloodplain forest, wet lawns
RangeSpreading statewide
When to lookMarch to May
StatusInvasive in Indiana (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesMarsh Marigold, Buttercups
Field note: It leafs out before native ephemerals and takes the light first.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Report new patches early; digging spreads its tubers if done carelessly.
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