Flora of North America species comparison

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Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus
Photo is of parent taxon

haida buttercup, western buttercup

Stems

erect or spreading, 2-6 mm thick, hirsute or strigose, at least distally.
Basal leaf blades

3-parted, ultimate segments elliptic or narrowly elliptic, margins dentate.
Flowers

sepals 5-6, 4-5 mm;

petals 8-14, 9-13 × 3-7 mm.
Achenes

2.6-3 × 2.2-3 mm, glabrous;

beak lanceolate, curved, at least distally, 1.2-1.6 mm.

Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus
Phenology Flowering summer.
Habitat Open areas near coast
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
BC
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus is endemic to the Queen Charlotte Islands.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus > subg. Ranunculus > sect. Ranunculus > Ranunculus occidentalis
Sibling taxa
R. occidentalis var. brevistylis, R. occidentalis var. dissectus, R. occidentalis var. howellii, R. occidentalis var. nelsonii, R. occidentalis var. occidentalis, R. occidentalis var. ultramontanus
Synonyms R. hexasepalus
Name authority L. D. Benson: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 167. (1941)
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