Ranunculus canus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7033

Ranunculus canus Benth.

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

2009 Barry Rice

2007 George W. Hartwell

2012 Barry Rice

2012 Jason Matthias Mills

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


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Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Ranunculus
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. canus ... var. ludovicianus

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

More information about Ranunculus canus


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RACA3) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images 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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/18/2022).