[Buttercups: The Genus Ranunculus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bird's Foot Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Straight-beak Buttercup, Swamp Buttercup, Western Swamp Buttercup

Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus

Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii

Bird's Foot Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Straight-beak Buttercup, Swamp Buttercup, Western Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus (Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii)

The photograph shows a close-up sideview of the flower of plantainleaved buttercup as seen in a ditch along Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR at the southeastern base of Mt Adams............May 30, 2006. Note that this species often has a reddish tinge to the underside of the petals.

Leaf of Bird's Foot Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Straight-beak Buttercup, Swamp Buttercup, Western Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus (Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii)

The photograph above shows a close-up of the pinnately compound leaf of straightbeak buttercup as seen in a ditch along Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR at the southeastern base of Mt Adams...........May 30, 2006.

Paul Slichter