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Sagebrush buttercup

Ranunculus glaberrimus

Also called Elliptical buttercup, Early buttercup, Shiny Leaved Buttercup

Sagebrush buttercup
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Safety
Toxic. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
W. Canada to W. & WC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Ranunculus glaberrimus, the sagebrush buttercup, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is native to interior western North America, in western Canada, the western United States, and the northwestern Great Plains.

Where it grows

Ranunculus glaberrimus is found from central British Columbia east to southern Saskatchewan, south through the Dakotas to Kansas, through the Rocky Mountains southeast to northern New Mexico, west to the Great Basin region, and southwest to northeastern California.

Other Ranunculus plants

Littleleaf buttercup · Sand Buttercup · Aconite-leaf buttercup · Ranunculus acraeus · Meadow buttercup · Alpine buttercup · Fall buttercup · Plantainleaf buttercup · Allegheny Mountain buttercup · Allen's buttercup · Ranunculus altus · Waterplantain spearwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ranunculus glaberrimus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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