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Ranunculus californicus
California buttercup is a perennial wildflower native to California and nearby parts of Oregon and Baja California, growing up to about 70 cm with bright yellow, glossy flowers on leafless stems. It is grown in native plant gardens and does best with sun and well-drained soil.
Ranunculus californicus, commonly known as the California buttercup, 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. Its reported locations include the islands between British Columbia and Washington, the Channel Islands of California, and the Sierra Nevada.
Ranunculus californicus is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use in native plant gardens.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ranunculus californicus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
