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Distribution by County   7032    
Ranunculus californicus  Benth.
California buttercup
Ranunculus californicus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 105 Lake: 12 Placer: 21 Santa Cruz: 72
Amador: 11 Lassen: 1 Plumas: 5 Shasta: 4
Butte: 9 Los Angeles: 67 Riverside: 43 Sierra: 1
Calaveras: 5 Madera: 7 Sacramento: 18 Solano: 17
Colusa: 1 Marin: 416 San Benito: 45 Sonoma: 199
Contra Costa: 55 Mariposa: 14 San Bernardino: 56 Stanislaus: 10
Del Norte: 4 Mendocino: 60 San Diego: 174 Sutter: 1
El Dorado: 20 Merced: 9 San Francisco: 86 Tehama: 8
Fresno: 14 Mono: 1 San Joaquin: 4 Trinity: 4
Humboldt: 23 Monterey: 146 San Luis Obispo: 193 Tulare: 8
Inyo: 1 Napa: 36 San Mateo: 197 Tuolumne: 14
Kern: 30 Nevada: 8 Santa Barbara: 214 Ventura: 44
Kings: 1 Orange: 100 Santa Clara: 201 Yuba: 11

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/28/2025).