Ranunculus californicus
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Ranunculus californicus, commonly known as the California buttercup,[1] is a flowering plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is a native of California, where it is common in many habitats, including chaparral and woodlands.
Its distribution extends across many habitats of California, north into Oregon and south into Baja California.[2] Its reported locations include the islands between British Columbia and Washington, the Channel Islands of California, and the Sierra Nevada.[3]
Description
Ranunculus californicus grows up to Template:Convert in height. The bright yellow flower is roughly Template:Convert in diameter and has 7 to 22 shiny, teardrop-shaped petals. Each flower grows on a long, green, leafless stem.
- Varieties
Cultivation
Ranunculus californicus is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use in native plant gardens.[6]
See also
References
- Notes
- Sources
- Munz, Philip A. (2003). Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington. Berkeley: University of California Press.
External links
- CalFlora Database: Ranunculus californicus (Botta's clarkia, punch bowl godetia)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Ranunculus californicus
- U.C. Photo gallery — Ranunculus californicus
- Pages with broken file links
- Ranunculus
- Flora of California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Garden plants of North America
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status