Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt. var. dissectus L. F. Hend.

Western buttercup

2015 Susan McDougall

2018 Susan McDougall

Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~11 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Ranunculus occidentalis
Genus:	Ranunculus
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Information about Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RAOCO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/30/2025).