familyRanunculaceae
genusRanunculus
subgenusRanunculus subg. Ranunculus
sectionRanunculus sect. Ranunculus
speciesRanunculus occidentalis
Difference between revisions of "Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus"
Rhodora 32: 25. 1930.
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Stems erect to spreading, 1-3 mm thick, hirsute or sometimes glabrous. Basal leaf blades 3-parted or sometimes 3-foliolate, ultimate segments lanceolate or oblanceolate, margins entire or sparsely dentate. Flowers: sepals 5, 4-6 mm; petals 5-6, 6-10 × 3-6 mm. Achenes 2.6-3.6 × 2-2.8 mm, glabrous; beak lance-subulate, straight, 1.2-2.2 mm.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul).
Habitat: Wet to dry meadows
Elevation: 1000-1800 m
Discussion
Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus is found in the Great Basin, Klamath region, and southern Cascade Mountains. As noted below, it is very similar to var. howellii.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.