Status: Native
Synonyms:
Ranunculus eremogenes Greene
Ranunculus scleratus var. multifidus is a taller herb, reaching about 24 inches tall, found in drainage ditches at middle elevation. The petals are yellow and the central cone is green. The upper leaves are narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate. The basal leaves are quite different, especially in smaller plants in which they are deeply lobed.
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Ranunculus scleratus var. multifidus, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mangas, Mangas, May 13, 2008
Ranunculus scleratus var. multifidus, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mangas, May 13, 2008
Ranunculus scleratus var. multifidus, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mangas, Mangas, May 13, 2008
Ranunculus scleratus var. multifidus, 2x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, May 21, 2009
Ranunculus scleratus var. multifidus, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, June 7, 2009
Ranunculus scleratus var. multifidus, 2x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, June 7, 2009
Ranunculus scleratus var. multifidus, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, April 23, 2010
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