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

Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus

Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus

Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus)

The photograph shows dwarf plantainleaved buttercup as seen in a meadow at about 4300' atop the ridge between the Dry and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern side of Mt Adams........May 29, 2005. Note the base of the leaf blades that narrow abruptly to the petiole.

Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus) - Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus)

Two photographs showing the form as well as a close look at a basal leaf of dwarf plantainleaved buttercup as seen in a meadow at about 4300' atop the ridge between the Dry and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern side of Mt Adams.........May 29, 2005. Note the base of the leaf blades that narrow abruptly to the petiole.

Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus) - Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus)

Dwarf plantainleaved buttercup observed in vernally moist meadows at High Prairie, Badger Creek Wilderness.....June 29, 2023.

Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus) - Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus) - Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup, Dwarf Plantain-leaved Buttercup, Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus)

Dwarf plantainleaved buttercup observed in vernally moist meadows at High Prairie, Badger Creek Wilderness.....July 3, 2024.

Paul Slichter