Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis (Synonyms: Ranunculus occidentalis, Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus, Ranunculus occidentalis var. eisenii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. howellii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. rattanii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. ultramontanus)

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

Western Buttercup

Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis

Synonyms: Ranunculus occidentalis, Ranunculus occidentalis var. dissectus, Ranunculus occidentalis var. eisenii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. howellii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. rattanii, Ranunculus occidentalis var. ultramontanus

Western buttercup found near Tom McCall Nature Preserve, east of Mosier, OR.........April 5, 1997.

Photo above of western buttercup found near Tom McCall Nature Preserve, east of Mosier, OR........April 5, 1997.

Habitat:

The western buttercup is found primarily in grassy areas or open woodlands, in the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge. It is also found on coastal bluffs and may extend upwards into subalpine meadows.

Leaf of western buttercup.

Paul Slichter