Ranunculus canus
Member of
buttercups (genus Ranunculus)
buttercup family (family Ranunculaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)
Current scholorship promotes each former variety to a full species, so now there are none below this species.
Toxicity of buttercup, ranunculus (Ranunculus spp.):
1 – Skin contact with these plants can cause symptoms ranging from redness, itching, and rash to painful blisters like skin burns.
3 – Ingestion of these plants is expected to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms that may cause illness but is not life-threatening.
Chris’s observations: none
Not all sites agree about the scientific name:
Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora