Flora of North America species comparison

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Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eximius
Photo is of parent taxon

tundra buttercup
Stems

caudex 1.5-3.5 cm, with few or no persistent leaf bases.
Basal leaf blades

obovate to broadly oblong, distally 5-9-lobed or sometimes 3-parted with lateral segments again lobed, 1.4-4.1 × 1.4-3.3 cm, base obtuse or rounded, middle segment unlobed, ultimate segments and sinuses acute or acuminate.
Flowers

petals 9-16 mm.

Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eximius
Phenology Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Aug).
Habitat Alpine meadows
Elevation 2000-3500 m (6600-11500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; ID; MT; UT; WY; BC
Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus > subg. Ranunculus > sect. Epirotes > Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Sibling taxa
R. eschscholtzii var. eschscholtzii, R. eschscholtzii var. oxynotus, R. eschscholtzii var. suksdorfii, R. eschscholtzii var. trisectus
Synonyms R. eximius
Name authority (Greene) L. D. Benson: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 654. (1941)
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