A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Ranunculaceae » Ranunculus grayi
Last updated 6/17/2023 by David Giblin.
Ranunculus grayi Britton[HC2]
arctic buttercup
Publication: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18(9): 265. 1891.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA3: "Plants with small achenes are often separated as Ranunculus verecundus. Achene size varies continuously over the range given, however, and it is not correlated with the minor shape difference mentioned by L. D. Benson (1948)."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Ranunculus gelidus Kar. & Kir., misapplied[FNA3, HC]
Ranunculus gelidus Kar. & Kir. var. grayi (Britton) Hultén
Ranunculus verecundus B.L. Rob. ex Piper[HC, KZ99]
