Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus

(Greene) Greene

Fl. Francisc. 1: 298. 1891.

Endemic
Basionym: Ranunculus ellipticus Greene Pittonia 2: 110. 1890
Synonyms: Ranunculus oreogenes Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Basal leaf blades ovate or elliptic to very narrowly elliptic, 1.5-5.2 × 0.7-2 cm, base obtuse to attenuate, margins entire or rarely with 3 broad, shallow, distal crenae, apex acute to rounded. Inflorescences: bracts with middle lobe much larger than lateral lobes. 2n = 80.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–summer (Mar–Jul).
Habitat: Moist seepy slopes and moist depressions in grassland
Elevation: 500-3600 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Sask., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., N.Dak., Oreg., S.Dak., Utah, Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Alan T. Whittemore +
(Greene) Greene +
Ranunculus ellipticus +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Sask. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, N.Dak. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
500-3600 m +
Moist seepy slopes and moist depressions in grassland +
Flowering late winter–summer (Mar–Jul). +
Fl. Francisc. +
Ranunculus oreogenes +
Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus +
Ranunculus glaberrimus +
variety +