Ranunculus gormanii

Gorman's buttercup

Family: Ranunculaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Gorman's buttercup is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges in damp meadows and streambanks at elevations of 900 to 1,900 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces delicate yellow flowers approximately 4 to 6 millimeters wide with 5 to 6 petals. Growing prostrate with slender stems 5 to 20 centimeters long that occasionally root at the nodes, it forms a low-spreading ground cover. Its lower leaves are broadly ovate, 1.2 to 4 centimeters long with rounded or truncate bases, sometimes featuring subtle dentate margins. The plant develops a distinctive fusiform-thickened root system and produces small lenticular fruits with a straight or slightly curved beak.

Habitat: Damp meadows, streambanks

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 900-1900 m

Bioregions: KR

California counties: Del Norte, Siskiyou, Fresno

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