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

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) - 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)

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) - 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)

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)

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.

Red-backed petals 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) - 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)

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