Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt.

Western buttercup (en), Renoncule bulbeuse (fr), Bouton-d'or bulbeux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

Stems erect to reclining, not rooting nodally, hirsute or sometimes pilose or glabrous, base not bulbous. Roots never tuberous. Basal leaf blades broadly ovate to semicircular or reniform in outline, 3-parted or-foliolate, 1.5-5.3 × 2.2-8 cm, segments usually again 1(-2)×-lobed, ultimate segments oblong or elliptic to lanceolate or oblanceolate, margins dentate (sometimes dentate-lobulate or entire), apex acute to rounded-obtuse. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals reflexed 2-3 mm above base, 4-7(-9) × 2-4 mm, hirsute; petals 5-14, yellow, 5-13 × 1.5-8 mm. Heads of achenes hemispheric, 3-7 × 5-9 mm; achenes 2.6-3.6(-4.8) × 1.8-3(-3.2) mm, glabrous, rarely hispid, margin forming narrow rib 0.1-0.2 mm wide; beak persistent, lanceolate to lance-subulate, straight or curved, 0.4-2.2 mm.
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A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Vernally moist ground, 100-1800 metres. Grassy slopes of meadows or open woodlands from sea level to 1500 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Poison (flower)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Ranunculus occidentalis flower picture by Barbara Mack (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus occidentalis flower picture by Adam Van Straten (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus occidentalis flower picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ranunculus occidentalis world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30007386-2
WFO ID wfo-0001129430
COL ID 6X54T
BDTFX ID 55223
INPN ID 117142
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ranunculus douglasii Ranunculus howellii Ranunculus rattanii Ranunculus eisenii Ranunculus occidentalis Ranunculus arcuatus Ranunculus alceus Ranunculus tenuipes Ranunculus occidentalis var. eisenii Ranunculus occidentalis var. rattanii Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis

Lower taxons

Ranunculus occidentalis var. brevistylus Ranunculus occidentalis var. nelsonii Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus Ranunculus occidentalis var. howellii