Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus |
Ranunculus occidentalis var. nelsonii |
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haida buttercup, western buttercup |
Nelson's buttercup |
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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 |
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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 |
BC |
AK |
Discussion | Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus is endemic to the Queen Charlotte Islands. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
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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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