Straightbeak Buttercup
Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus
Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii
- ![Bird's-foot Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Straight-beak Buttercup, Western Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus (Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii)](orthorhynchus/orthorhynchus05-01-2018a.jpg)
Straightbeak buttercup observed in wetlands along an old irrigation canal along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake NWR.......May 1, 2018.
- ![Bird's-foot Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Straight-beak Buttercup, Western Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus (Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii)](orthorhynchus/ranuncorthoortho.jpg)
Two close-up sideviews 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.
![Leaf of Bird's-foot Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Straight-beak Buttercup, Western Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus (Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii)](orthorhynchus/ranuncorthoortho2.jpg)
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.
- ![Habitat of Bird's-foot Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Straight-beak Buttercup, Western Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus (Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii)](orthorhynchus/orthorhynchus05-20-2023b.jpg)
Straightbeak buttercup in bloom in wetlands to the east of the Willard Springs Trail and near the refuge headquarters, Conboy Lake NWR.....May 20, 2023.
Paul Slichter