Ranunculus aestivalis is a rare species of buttercup known by the common name autumn buttercup. It is endemic to the state of Utah in the United States where it exists only in Garfield County next to the Sevier River. It is restricted to a moist microhabitat in an otherwise dry open ecosystem and the amount of available habitat is very limited. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
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