Ranunculus glaberrimus

Ranunculus glaberrimus

Taxobox
name = "Ranunculus glaberrimus"
status = secure


image_caption = Sagebrush Buttercup flower
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ranunculales
familia = Ranunculaceae
genus = "Ranunculus"
species = "R. glaberrimus"
binomial = "Ranunculus glaberrimus"
binomial_authority = Hook.

"Ranunculus glaberrimus" (Sagebrush Buttercup) is a small plant native to interior western North America, from central British Columbia east to southern Saskatchewan, southwest to northeastern California, and southeast to northern New Mexico. It prefers habitat near junipers ("Juniperus occidentalis") and sagebrush ("Artemisia tridentata") in damp ground.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?453080 "Ranunculus glaberrimus"] ] Plants of British Columbia: [http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Ranunculus+glaberrimus "Ranunculus glaberrimus"] ] Jepson Flora: [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Ranunculus+glaberrimus "Ranunculus glaberrimus"] ]

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 5–26 cm tall. The leaves are oval, sometimes with rounded teeth at the end. The flowers are bright glossy yellow, usually with five petals but sometimes ten or more, the petals 6–15 mm long and 4–8 mm broad. It is among the first flowers to bloom after the snow has melted.

Like many members of the buttercup family to which is belongs, it is somewhat poisonous.

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  • Ranunculus glaberrimus — ID 70390 Symbol Key RAGL Common Name sagebrush buttercup Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Growth Habit… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus — noun small early flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America • Syn: ↑sagebrush buttercup • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranunculus, ↑genus Ranunculus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus — ID 70394 Symbol Key RAGLG Common Name sagebrush buttercup Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus — ID 70391 Symbol Key RAGLE Common Name elliptical buttercup Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Growth… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. var. glaberrimus — Symbol RAGLG Common Name sagebrush buttercup Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. — Symbol RAGL Common Name sagebrush buttercup Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. var. buddii B. Boivin — Symbol RAGLE Synonym Symbol RAGLB Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. var. ellipticus (Greene) Greene — Symbol RAGLE Common Name elliptical buttercup Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. var. ellipticus (Greene) Greene — Symbol RAGLE Common Name elliptical buttercup Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. var. reconditus L.D. Benson — Symbol RATR6 Synonym Symbol RAGLR Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

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