Ranunculus repens
Ranunculus grayi
creeping buttercup
arctic buttercup
Basal leaves petiolate, the blades glabrous, 1-2 cm. long, cordate or reniform to ovate and rounded at the base, from 3-lobed to deeply dissected into 7-13 oblong segments.
Pedicles up to 6 cm. long;
sepals 5, spreading to reflexed, 2.5-4.5 mm. long, yellowish-green but purplish tinged;
petals 5, yellow, 3.5-5 mm. long, short-clawed;
nectary scale 0.5 mm. long, the lateral margins forming a pocket, the tip truncate;
receptacle ovoid-cylindric, up to 7 mm. long;
stamens 20-50;
pistils 30-80; stylar beak 0.5 mm. long, recurved.
Achenes 2-2.5 mm. long, obliquely ovate.
Ranunculus repens
Ranunculus grayi
Occurring throughout Washington, but more common west of the Cascades crest; Alaska to California and Utah, and from central plains of U.S. to Labrador.
Occurring in the Olympics and Cascades mountains in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to Alberta, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
- Local floras:
BC, 
CA, 
OR, 
WA - Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos,
Flora NW, 
PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. 
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist (observations)
USDA Plants Database- LBJ Wildflower Center
- SEINet
- Plants of the World Online
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Wikipedia
- Google Image Search
