Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. suksdorfii

Suksdorf's buttercup

Family: Ranunculaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Suksdorf's buttercup is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges in the Marble Mountains on open, rocky slopes and meadows at elevations of 1,500 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from July to August, this plant produces yellow flowers with multiple delicate petals. Growing with a short caudex 1 to 3 centimeters tall, it forms compact clusters with persistent leaf bases. Its basal leaves are distinctive, broadly kidney-shaped (reniform), about 1.5 to 3.5 centimeters wide, divided into three main segments that are further intricately lobed with acute to pointed tips. The leaf base is uniquely truncate or heart-shaped, with a central segment that is partially divided.

Habitat: Open, rocky slopes, meadows

Bloom period: Jul-Aug

Elevation: 1500-2200 m

Bioregions: KR (Marble Mtns)

California counties: Siskiyou, Mono, Shasta

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.