Bird's Foot Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Swamp Buttercup
Ranunuculus 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.
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