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Photo is of parent taxon

haida buttercup, western buttercup

Photo is of parent taxon

Nelson's buttercup

Stems

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

erect or spreading, 4-8 mm thick, hirsute.

Basal leaf blades

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

3-parted, rarely 3-foliolate, ultimate segments elliptic, margins dentate.

Flowers

sepals 5-6, 4-5 mm;

petals 8-14, 9-13 × 3-7 mm.

sepals 5, 4-9 mm;

petals 5-6, 7-15 × 4-11 mm.

Achenes

2.6-3 × 2.2-3 mm, glabrous;

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

3-4 × 2.2-2.8 mm, glabrous;

beak lanceolate, curved, 1.8-2.4 mm.

Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus

Ranunculus occidentalis var. nelsonii

Phenology Flowering summer. Flowering spring (May–Jun).
Habitat Open areas near coast Moist places near coast
Elevation 0 m (0 ft) 0 m (0 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
BC
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
AK
[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. FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus > subg. Ranunculus > sect. Ranunculus > Ranunculus occidentalis 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
R. occidentalis var. brevistylis, R. occidentalis var. dissectus, R. occidentalis var. hexasepalus, R. occidentalis var. howellii, R. occidentalis var. occidentalis, R. occidentalis var. ultramontanus
Synonyms R. hexasepalus R. recurvatus var. (ß), R. occidentalis subsp. nelsonii
Name authority L. D. Benson: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 167. (1941) (de Candolle) L. D. Benson: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 166. (1941)
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