Ranunculus lindheimeriRanunculus oblongifoliusRanunculus tener Ranunculus pusillus, commonly called low spearwort,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).

It is native to much of the eastern United States from New York to Florida and west to Texas; it is also known in California.

It is a perennial herb producing a slender decumbent to erect stem up to half a meter in length.

Leaves have blades which are lance-shaped to oval and borne on short petioles.

The flower has one to three tiny yellow petals no more than 2 millimeters (0.079 in) long around a central receptacle with many stamens and pistils.