Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. var. glaberrimus

Sagebrush buttercup, Smooth buttercup

2012 Orrin Winton

2018 Susan McDougall

2002 Thayne Tuason

2017 Thayne Tuason

Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~11 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Parent:	Ranunculus glaberrimus
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 non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ranunculus glaberrimus var. typicus

Information about Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RAGLG) 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
Ranunculus: from the Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places glabrous: free from hair or down; smooth. photos / record / common / links oe3313:!null:!null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).