Ranunculus canus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ranunculus canus Benth.

Great valley buttercup, Hartweg's buttercup, Sacramento valley buttercup

2022 BOB CASE

2007 George W. Hartwell

2009 Barry Rice

2012 Barry Rice

2012 Jason Matthias Mills

Ranunculus canus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (359 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. canus ... var. ludovicianus
Genus:	Ranunculus
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

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:


PLANTS	Ranunculus californicus var. laetus
PLANTS	Ranunculus canus var. laetus
PLANTS	Ranunculus canus var. typicus
PLANTS	Ranunculus ludovicianus

Information about Ranunculus canus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RACA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/30/2023).