Ranunculus platanifolius, the large white buttercup, is a species of perennial herb of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) growing in mountains of Europe.

The large white buttercup is an herbaceous plant 30 – 100 cm tall, with glabrous stem with many branches.

[1] The leaves are palmate, each divided into five segments with dentate margin.

Flowers are organized into cymes; each flower has a calyx with five sepals, a corolla with five white petals, many stamens with yellow anthers and many styles.

[1] This plant lives in mountain woods and forests of Europe, from 800 to 2000 m above sea level.