Ranunculus sardous
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
hairy buttercup
subalpine buttercup
Basal leaves petiolate, the blades reniform to broadly obovate in outline, 1-3 cm. long, from shallowly 3-lobed to 2-3 times dissected into linear segments;
cauline leaves usually lacking.
Flowers 1-3 on stout pedicels 2-12 cm. long;
sepals 5, spreading, 3-8 mm. long, purplish-tinged;
petals 5, obovate, 7-15 mm. long and broad;
nectary scale about 0.5 mm. long, forming a triangular pocket;
receptacle ovoid;
stamens 40-125;
pistils 30-80.
Achenes smooth, 1.5-2 mm. long; stylar beak prominent, nearly straight, slender, 0.8-1.5 mm. long.
Ranunculus sardous
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Occurring west of the Cascade in Washington; British Columbia to northern California; also in the eastern United States, Europe, Australia and Pacific Islands.
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
- Local floras:
BC, 
CA, 
OR, 
WA - Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos,
Flora NW, 
PNW Herbaria 
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist (observations)
USDA Plants Database- LBJ Wildflower Center
- SEINet
- Plants of the World Online
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Wikipedia
- Google Image Search
- 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
