Calflora Taxon Report
Ranunculus orthorhynchus  Hook.  var. orthorhynchus 
Straight beaked buttercup,   Straightbeak buttercup
Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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 orthorhynchus
Genus: Ranunculus
Family: Ranunculaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSRanunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis
PLANTSRanunculus orthorhynchus ssp. platyphyllus
PLANTSRanunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis
JEF + PLANTSRanunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii
PLANTSRanunculus orthorhynchus var. typicus
Information about Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (RAORO)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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