California buttercup

California buttercup

Taxobox
name = California buttercup


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ranunculales
familia = Ranunculaceae
genus = "Ranunculus"
species = "R. californicus"
binomial = "Ranunculus californicus"

binomial_authority = Benth.

The California buttercup ("Ranunculus californicus") is a flowering plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae.

It is spring native of California and is common in many habitats. The plant grows 1 to 2 feet in height. The bright golden flower is about 3/4" in diameter and has eight to fifteen teardrop-shaped petals. Each flower grows on a long, green, leafless stem.

References

Munz, Philip A. (2003). "Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington". Berkeley: University of California Press.


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