[Buttercups and Crowsfoots: The Genus Ranunculus West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Western Swamp Buttercup, Straightbeak Buttercup, Straight-beak Buttercup, Bird's Foot Buttercup
Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus
Synonyms: Ranunculus orthorhynchus ssp. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis, Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii
A close-up of the flower of western swamp buttercup as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR.......June 2006.
A close-up of the sharply reflexed sepals and reddish undersides of the petals of western swamp buttercup as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR........June 2006.
Habitat:
Western swamp buttercup is found in wet meadows, ditches, and slow streams
on both sides of the Cascade Mt Range.
A close-up of the "beak"-like pistils and styles of western swamp buttercup as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR........June 2006.
Paul Slichter