Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus L.D.Benson

Western buttercup (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus > Ranunculus occidentalis

Characteristics

Stems erect or spreading, 2-6 mm thick, hirsute or strigose, at least distally. Basal leaf blades 3-parted, ultimate segments elliptic or narrowly elliptic, margins dentate. Flowers: sepals 5-6, 4-5 mm; petals 8-14, 9-13 × 3-7 mm. Achenes 2.6-3 × 2.2-3 mm, glabrous; beak lanceolate, curved, at least distally, 1.2-1.6 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.6
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Flower color
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Environment

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Usage

Uses -
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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Distribution

Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus world distribution map, present in Canada

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:217480-2
WFO ID wfo-0001129695
COL ID 5R5LM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ranunculus occidentalis var. hexasepalus