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

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)

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)

The photograph shows a close-up of the 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.

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 in bloom near treeline along the upper Lewis River, less than a quarter mile below the base of the terminal moraine of the Adams Glacier, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 18, 2018.

Paul Slichter