Calflora
Taxon  Report   7033    
Ranunculus canus  Benth.
Great valley buttercup,   Hartweg's buttercup,   Sacramento valley buttercup
Ranunculus canus, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Ranunculaceae  
Genus: Ranunculus
Subspecies and Varieties:

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSRanunculus californicus var. laetus
ICPNRanunculus canus var. blankinshipii
PLANTSRanunculus canus var. laetus
PLANTSRanunculus canus var. typicus
ICPNRanunculus hesperoxys
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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/16/2021).