Calflora Taxon Report
Ranunculus glaberrimus  Hook.  var. glaberrimus 
Sagebrush buttercup, Smooth buttercup
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2012 Orrin Winton
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2018 Susan McDougall
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2002 Thayne Tuason
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2017 Thayne Tuason
Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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
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Parent: Ranunculus glaberrimus
Genus: Ranunculus
Family: Ranunculaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSRanunculus glaberrimus var. typicus
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Ranunculus: from the Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places

glabrous: free from hair or down; smooth.

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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