Ranunculus sardous
Ranunculus glaberrimus
hairy buttercup
sagebrush buttercup
Leaves mostly basal, somewhat fleshy, elliptic to rotund, entire to deeply 3-lobed, the petiole 1-several times as long as the blade;
cauline leaves 1-several, similar to the basal leaves but short-petiolate.
Flowers 1-several on petioles up to 10 cm. long;
sepals 5, spreading, purplish-tinged, 5-8 mm. long, glabrous to stiff-hairy;
petals 5, yellow, 8-15 mm. long;
nectary scale wedge-shaped, 1.5-2 mm. long, forming a deep pocket, with hairs along the free portion;
receptacle globose;
stamens 40-80;
pistils 30-150.
Achenes 1.5-2 mm. long, in a semi-globose cluster 10-20 mm. wide.
Ranunculus sardous
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Occurring west of the Cascade in Washington; British Columbia to northern California; also in the eastern United States, Europe, Australia and Pacific Islands.
Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington, with disjunct populations in the northeast Olympic Mountains and Ross Lake area of Whatcom County; British Columbia to northern California, east to the Great Plains.
- 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
