Ranunculus californicus

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|name = California buttercup

|image = Californiabuttercup.jpg

|genus = Ranunculus

|species = californicus

|authority = Benth.

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File:Ranunculus californicus in Sunol Regional Wilderness.jpg, northern California.]]

Ranunculus californicus, commonly known as the California buttercup,{{PLANTS|id=RACA2|taxon=Ranunculus californicus|accessdate=18 October 2015}} is a flowering plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is a native of California, where it is common in many habitats, including chaparral and woodlands.

Its distribution extends across many habitats of California, north into Oregon and south into Baja California.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6434,6527,6540 Jepson] . accessed 3.23.2013 Its reported locations include the islands between British Columbia and Washington, the Channel Islands of California, and the Sierra Nevada.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501125 Flora of North America]

Description

Ranunculus californicus grows up to {{convert|70|cm|ft}} in height. The bright yellow flower is roughly {{convert|1|-|2|cm|ft}} in diameter and has 7 to 22 shiny, teardrop-shaped petals. Each flower grows on a long, green, leafless stem.

;Varieties

Ranunculus californicus var. californicus [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Ranunculus+californicus+var.+californicus CalFlora: Ranunculus californicus var. californicus]
Ranunculus californicus var. cuneatus [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Ranunculus+californicus+var.+cuneatus CalFlora: Ranunculus californicus var. cuneatus]

Cultivation

Ranunculus californicus is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use in native plant gardens.[http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/ranunculus-californicus Las Pilitas Nursery database: Ranunculus californicus (California buttercup)]

References

;Notes

;Sources

Munz, Philip A. (2003). Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington. Berkeley: University of California Press.

External links

[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7032 CalFlora Database: Ranunculus californicus (Botta's clarkia, punch bowl godetia)]
[https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=19569 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Ranunculus californicus]
[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ranunculus+californicus U.C. Photo gallery — Ranunculus californicus]

californicus

Category:Flora of California

Category:Flora of Oregon

Category:Flora of Baja California

Category:Flora of the California desert regions

Category:Flora of the Cascade Range

Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains

Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)

Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands

Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges

Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)

Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges