Sagebrush Buttercup |
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Ranunculus glaberrimus
Perenial Herb
Often the first flower to come out in the spring in the mountain west. It will appear amidst all the detritus of winter in mid-late march at medium high elevations.
DESCRIPTION:
This kind of buttercup grows close to the ground and is one of the first flowers to show up in mid-spring. It has multiple (often 6 or more) bright shiny yellow petals and a green center with jutting brighter yellow parts which sometimes cover the green center, making a yellow center.
Perenial Herb
Often the first flower to come out in the spring in the mountain west. It will appear amidst all the detritus of winter in mid-late march at medium high elevations.
DESCRIPTION:
This kind of buttercup grows close to the ground and is one of the first flowers to show up in mid-spring. It has multiple (often 6 or more) bright shiny yellow petals and a green center with jutting brighter yellow parts which sometimes cover the green center, making a yellow center.
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WHOLE PLANT: Stem The flower grows from a very short stem, roughly an inch tall. The stems do not root from the nodes, they grow up from the leaves. |
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Leaves
The leaves are small and lance-like, growing in clusters around the stems. |
Root
The roots grow to be fleshy and clustered.
The roots grow to be fleshy and clustered.
WHERE TO FIND IT:
This flower grows in sunny meadows in early spring. Note the snow in the pictures bellow - this is one of the first flowers to come up in spring.
This flower grows in sunny meadows in early spring. Note the snow in the pictures bellow - this is one of the first flowers to come up in spring.
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