Ranunculus canus var. canus
Member of
sacramento valley buttercup (Ranunculus canus)
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.
The deltate or lance-deltate achene beak of R. canus is usually 0.8–1.2 mm wide at the base and less than 1.5 times as long as wide. This contrasts with the narrower beaks of california buttercup (Ranunculus californicus), which are usually less than 0.6 mm wide and at least twice as long as wide.
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
Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA
Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora