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Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus

Ranunculus orthorhynchus Hook. var. orthorhynchus

Straight Beaked Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)

Synonym(s): Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. platyphyllus, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. typicus

USDA Symbol: RAORO

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

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Meadows and marshy areas.

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.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-12
Research By: CBR

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