[Buttercups: The Genus Ranunculus in Mt. Adams Country]

Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup

Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius

Synonym: Ranunuculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius

Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius) - Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius)

The photo at left shows plantain-leaved buttercup as seen along a roadside ditch running beside Laurel Road at the western edge of Conboy Lake NWR..........May 10, 2008. The photo at right shows plantain-,eaved buttercup in moist prairie at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.....May 16, 2022.

Flower of Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius)

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.

Sepals of Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius)

The photograph shows a close-up of the underside 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.

Basal leaf of Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius) - Stem leaf of Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius)

Close-up photos of the long-petioled basal leaf (left) and stem leaf (right) of plantainleaved buttercup as seen in a ditch along Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR at the southeastern base of Mt Adams..........May 30, 2006. The margins of this variety are often serrulate.

Flower of Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of plantainleaved buttercup with the central cluster of greenish pistils with their short beaks and the stamens laid close to the petals. Photographed along Kreps Lane.........May 19, 2007.

Sepals of Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius)

The photo above shows a close-up of the underside of the flower of plantainleaved buttercup with the yellowish sepals contoured or folded to make the shape of a boat. Photographed along Kreps Lane.........May 19, 2007.

Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius) - Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius) - Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius)

Habitat views of plantainleaved buttercup as seen in inundated ditches along Kreps Lane, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge......May 1, 2018.

Flower of Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius) - Plantain-leaf Buttercup, Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Synonym: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius)

The photo at left shows a close-up of the flower of plantain-leaved buttercup as seen along a roadside ditch running beside Laurel Road at the western edge of Conboy Lake NWR.........May 10, 2008. The photo at right shows plantain-leaved buttercup at a small, vernal pond in the Klickitat Wildlife Area......May 26, 2020.

Paul Slichter