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Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus

Ranunculus alismifolius var. lemmonii
Photo is of parent taxon

waterplantain buttercup
Photo is of parent taxon

common water plantain buttercup
Roots

± fusiform-thickened proximally.

often distinctly fusiform-thickened proximally.
Stems

15-40 cm × 2-7 mm, glabrous.

7-35 cm × 1-3 mm, glabrous or pilose.
Leaves

blade lanceolate to narrowly ovate or elliptic, 2.4-9.7 × 0.9-2.2 cm, base acute to rounded-obtuse, margins entire, rarely serrulate.

blade narrowly lanceolate, 2.7-10.8 × 0.6-1.3 cm, base acuminate, margins entire.
Flowers

petals (5-)7-12, 5-9 × 2-3 mm.

petals 5-6(-8), 10-14 × (3-)5-8 mm.
2n

= 16.

Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus

Ranunculus alismifolius var. lemmonii
Phenology Flowering spring–summer (May–Aug). Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul).
Habitat Wet meadows or stream banks Meadows
Elevation 1800-3500 m (5900-11500 ft) 1400-2900 m (4600-9500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CO; ID; NV; UT; WY
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA; NV
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Ranunculus alismifolius var. lemmonii is endemic to the Sierra Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 3. FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus > subg. Ranunculus > sect. Flammula > Ranunculus alismifolius Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus > subg. Ranunculus > sect. Flammula > Ranunculus alismifolius
Sibling taxa
R. alismifolius var. alismellus, R. alismifolius var. alismifolius, R. alismifolius var. davisii, R. alismifolius var. hartwegii, R. alismifolius var. lemmonii
R. alismifolius var. alismellus, R. alismifolius var. alismifolius, R. alismifolius var. davisii, R. alismifolius var. hartwegii, R. alismifolius var. montanus
Synonyms R. lemmonii
Name authority S. Watson: List Pl. Nevada Utah, 7. (1871) (A. Gray) L. D. Benson: Amer. J. Bot. 23: 172. (1936)
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