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Plantain-leafed buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius

Photo by shebebusynow
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Field Notes

Description:

yellow buttercup flowers, long thin leaves

Habitat:

grassy wetlands, near the Long Tom River

Notes:

Could easily be called a buttercup but isn't the field buttercup (Ranunculus).

Species ID Suggestions

Plantain-leaf buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius

Reference Link
JoshHarrison
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Comments (2)
shebebusynow
Thanks, Josh. It is a beautiful sea of yellow at the Country Fair site right now, almost knee-high.
JoshHarrison
This species is the only Ranunculus in the area with non-lobed leaves that I know of. In much of its range it is dwarfed, however in Oregon it gets quite big as you see.

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Flowers of North America
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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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