Calflora Taxon Report
Ranunculus canus  Benth.  var. canus 
Hartweg's buttercup
Ranunculus canus var. canus is a perennial herb that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Ranunculus canus
Genus: Ranunculus
Family: Ranunculaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Information about Ranunculus canus var. canus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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Ranunculus: from the Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places
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