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Weyand, Phyllis

Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis

Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt. var. occidentalis

Western Buttercup

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

Synonym(s): Ranunculus eisenii, Ranunculus howellii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus, Ranunculus occidentalis var. eisenii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. howellii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. rattanii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. typicus, Ranunculus occidentalis var. ultramontanus

USDA Symbol: RAOCO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Stems erect to reclining, up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA , NV , OR , WA , WY
Canada: BC

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-09-27
Research By: TWC Staff

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