A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Ranunculaceae » Ranunculus gmelinii
Ranunculus gmelinii DC.[FNA3, HC, HC2]
Gmelin's buttercup, small yellow water buttercup
Publication: Syst. Nat. 1: 303. 1817.
Origin: Native
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Notes: FNA3: "Ranunculus gmelinii has been divided into varieties on the basis of the indument and flower size. These characters are variable and poorly correlated with one another, however, and these varieties scarcely seem natural."
Last updated 4/5/2020 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Ranunculus gmelinii DC. var. hookeri (D. Don) L.D. Benson[HC]
Ranunculus gmelinii DC. var. limosus (Nutt.) H. Hara[HC]
