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Straightbeak buttercup

Ranunculus orthorhynchus

Also called Bird's Foot Buttercup, Straight Beak Buttercup, Straight Beaked Buttercup

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Alaska to W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Ranunculus orthorhynchus is a species of buttercup known by the common name straightbeak buttercup. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Utah, where it grows in moist areas in many types of habitat, including meadows and marshes.

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 orthorhynchus 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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