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western buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis
Ranunculus occidentalis
western buttercup Buttercup Family
Ranunculus occidentalis Ranunculaceae
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common name
  western buttercup
accepted scientific name
  •Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt.
rules for finding collection records
  Ranunculus occidentalis (3928)
family name
  • Ranunculaceae
Image Author: ©2008 Walter Siegmund
Image License: CC BY-SA
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.6 to 1.0 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Basal
Plant Observed 2nd week of February thru 3rd week of August

Plant Showiness (54%)
base map where plant found
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Forest
Meadow
Riparian
Grassland
Disturbed
Native Plant Status
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