Ranunculus andersonii

Ranunculus andersonii
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Ranunculus
Species:	R. andersonii
Binomial name
	Ranunculus andersonii; A.Gray

Ranunculus andersonii is a species of buttercup known by the common name Anderson's buttercup.[1] It is native to the western United States, including the Great Basin and surrounding regions, where it grows in sagebrush, woodlands, and other habitat. It is a perennial herb producing a basal rosette of thick leaves which are each divided into three double-lobed leaflets at the end of a petiole. The inflorescence arises from the rosette on an erect, leafless stalk usually no more than 20 centimeters tall. It bears one flower with usually five white or red-tinged petals each up to 2 centimeters long with white or pinkish sepals at the base. At the center of the flower are many yellow stamens and pistils. The fruit is an achene, borne in a spherical cluster of 14 or more. It was named after Charles Lewis Anderson by Asa Gray.[2]

References

"Ranunculus andersonii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Gray, Asa (1868). "Characters of New Plants of California and Elsewhere . . ". Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 7: 327. Retrieved Mar 7, 2020.

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[1] "Ranunculus andersonii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[2] Gray, Asa (1868). "Characters of New Plants of California and Elsewhere . . ". Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 7: 327. Retrieved Mar 7, 2020.