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| Scientific Name | Ranunculus adoneus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | RAAD |
| Common Name | Snow Buttercup, Alpine Buttercup | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18584 |
| Family | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Subalpine and alpine (10000 to 14000 ft); wet areas near snow, streams, meadows and tundra.
Plant: Erect perennial 3 to 10 inches tall, single or multiple smooth stems. Leaves: Leaves are deeply lobed into fine, linear segments. Inflorescence: Yellow flowers 1-1/2 inches across with 5 glossy, overlapping petals and about twice as long as the hairy sepals beneath. Bloom Period: June to August. References: "The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains" by Richard W. Scott, "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel and "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Ranunculus eschscholtzii | USDA PLANTS Symbol | RAES |
| Common Name | Subalpine Buttercup, Eschscholtz's Buttercup, Largeflower Buttercup | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18601 |
| Family | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Subalpine and alpine (10000 to 13000); wet areas near snow, streams, in meadows and talus slopes.
Plant: Erect or leaning perennial 2 to 10 inches tall, single or multiple smooth stems. Leaves: Deeply and palmately dissected into 3 to 5 linear to lanceolate lobes that are in turn lobed or toothed; basal leaves are petiolate; stem leaves are sessile. Inflorescence: Yellow flowers 1-1/2 inches across with 5 petals, longer than the purplish, hairy sepals beneath. Bloom Period: June to August. References: "The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains" by Richard W. Scott, "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel and "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | RAGLE |
| Common Name | Sagebrush Buttercup | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18606 |
| Family | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (5100 to 10000 ft); moister areas on slopes and in meadows.
Plant: Low perennial with one to several smooth, prostrate or ascending stems; up to 7 inches tall; each stem with 1 to 4 flowers. Leaves: Basal leaf blades elliptic to oblanceolate entire to deeply 3-lobed, 3/8 to 2 inches long and less than 3/4-inch wide, gradually tapering to a petiole one to several times as long; stem leaves are simple or cleft into 3 linear lobes. Inflorescence: One to a few flowers on smooth pedicels up to 4 inches long; flowers about an inch across with 5 glossy yellow petals turning white with age; 5 spreading, reddish-tinged sepals; many yellow stamens and green center. Bloom Period: April to June. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains" by Richard W. Scott, Flora of North America and Montana Plant Life. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Ranunculus inamoenus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | RAIN |
| Common Name | Graceful Buttercup | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18616 |
| Family | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (6000 to 12500 ft); moist areas along ponds, streams, wet slopes.
Plant: Erect perennial 2 to 12 inches tall, single or multiple stems with fine hairs or smooth; may be branched. Leaves: Basal leaves on long petioles, reniform to round in outline, crenate or 3-lobed, narrow at leaf base, up to 2 inches long and almost as wide; stem leaves are sessile and deeply dissected into 3 to 7 narrow segments. Inflorescence: Single or 3 to 7 small flowers on each stem, each less than an inch across with 5 glossy yellow petals, many yellow stamens and green center. Bloom Period: May to August. References: "The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains" by Richard W. Scott, "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel and "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and SEINet. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
