Ranunculus canus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ranunculus canus Benth.

Great valley buttercup, Hartweg's buttercup, Sacramento valley buttercup

Ranunculus canus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~348 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. canus ... var. ludovicianus
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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ranunculus californicus var. laetus
PLANTS	Ranunculus canus var. laetus
PLANTS	Ranunculus canus var. typicus
PLANTS	Ranunculus ludovicianus

Information about Ranunculus canus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RACA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/09/2025).