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Ranunculus californicus Benth. is a plant in the Ranunculaceae family, order Ranunculales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Ranunculus californicus Benth. (Ranunculus californicus Benth.)
Plantae

Ranunculus californicus Benth.

Ranunculus californicus Benth.

Ranunculus californicus Benth. is a flowering buttercup cultivated as an ornamental for native plant gardens.

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Family
Genus
Ranunculus
Order
Ranunculales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Ranunculus californicus Benth.

Species Height

Ranunculus californicus Benth. can grow up to 70 centimeters (2.3 feet) tall.

Flower Morphology

Its bright yellow flowers are roughly 1 to 2 centimeters (0.033 to 0.066 feet) in diameter, and each flower has 7 to 22 shiny, teardrop-shaped petals.

Flower Stem Characteristics

Every individual flower grows on a long, green, leafless stem.

Recognized Varieties

There are two recognized varieties of this species: Ranunculus californicus var. californicus and Ranunculus californicus var. cuneatus.

Cultivation Use

Ranunculus californicus is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in native plant gardens.

Photo: (c) Jeff Harter, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Jeff Harter · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Ranunculaceae Ranunculus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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