familyRanunculaceae
genusRanunculus
subgenusRanunculus subg. Ranunculus
sectionRanunculus sect. Epirotes
speciesRanunculus glaberrimus
Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus
Fl. Francisc. 1: 298. 1891.
Endemic
Basionym: Ranunculus ellipticus Greene Pittonia 2: 110. 1890
Synonyms: Ranunculus oreogenes Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Revision as of 21:29, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
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
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.