Ranunculus austro-oreganus |
Ranunculus pacificus |
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southern Oregon buttercup |
Pacific buttercup |
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| Roots | never tuberous. |
never tuberous. |
| Stems | erect or ascending, never rooting nodally, crisped-pilose, base not bulbous. |
erect or reclining, never rooting nodally, hispid or glabrous, base not bulbous. |
| Basal leaf blades | broadly rhombic to semicircular in outline, 3-parted, 2.8-4.3 × 3-5.5 cm, segments 3-lobed, ultimate segments lanceolate, margins entire or toothed, apex narrowly acute or acuminate. |
broadly triangular to cordate in outline, 3-foliolate, 6-13 × 8-16 cm, leaflets lobed, margins toothed, ultimate segments elliptic to lance-elliptic or oblong, margins toothed, apex acute or obtuse. |
| Flowers | receptacle glabrous; sepals reflexed 1 mm above base, 4-6 × 1.5-3 mm, densely pilose; petals 5, abaxially red, adaxially yellow, 10-12 × 4-6 mm. |
receptacle hispid; sepals reflexed 1-2 mm above base, 6-9 × 3-4 mm, sparsely hispid; petals 5, abaxially yellow or purplish, adaxially yellow, 9-11 × 6-8 mm. |
| Heads | of achenes hemispheric, 4-7 × 7-10 mm; achenes 3.4-4.2 × 2.8-3.2 mm, sometimes basally pilose, margin forming narrow rib 0.1-0.2 mm wide; beak persistent, lance-subulate, straight or somewhat curved distally, 1.6-2.6 mm. |
of achenes ovoid to globose, 9-11 × 8-11 mm; achenes 3.2-3.8 × 2-3 mm, glabrous, margin forming narrow rib 0.1-0.2 mm wide; beak persistent, lanceolate or subulate from triangular base, straight or tip weakly hooked, 1-1.8 mm. |
Ranunculus austro-oreganus |
Ranunculus pacificus |
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| Phenology | Flowering spring (May). | Flowering summer (Jul). |
| Habitat | Grassy hillsides | Along streams and in meadows |
| Elevation | 500 m [1600 ft] | 0 m [0 ft] |
| Distribution |
OR
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AK |
| Discussion | Of conservation concern. Ranunculus austro-oreganus is doubtfully distinct from R. occidentalis var. howellii. L. D. Benson (1954) described the stem as bulbous-based and similar to that of R. bulbosus, but a differentiated base is not evident in material I have seen (some of which was cited by Benson). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Ranunculus pacificus is endemic to the Alaska panhandle. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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| Synonyms | R. septentrionalis subsp. pacificus | |
| Name authority | L. D. Benson: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 52: 341. (1954) | (Hultén) L. D. Benson: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 40: 79. (1948) |
| Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
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