[Buttercups and Crowsfoots: The Genus Ranunculus West of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
Blue Mountain Buttercup, Mountain Buttercup, Popular Buttercup
Ranunculus populago
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The photo above shows Blue Mt. Buttercup as seen in moist meadows at Misery Campground in the Umatilla N.F. of southeastern Washington........July 7, 2008.
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These 5 photos show close-ups of the flowers and leaves of Blue Mt. Buttercup as seen in moist meadows at Misery Campground in the Umatilla N.F. of southeastern Washington.........July 7, 2008.
The photo above shows Blue Mt. buttercup as seen on the banks of a small stream along the Umatilla Rim Trail #3080 near Tollgate in the Umatilla N.F.......June 24, 2007. The stems of this species are erect to ascending and do not root at the leaf nodes. The leaves are petiolate and generally are ovate in shape.
Paul Slichter