Ranunculus andersonii

A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 327. 1867.

EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Beckwithia andersonii (A. Gray) Jepson Ranunculus andersonii var. juniperinus (M. E. Jones) S. L. Welsh Ranunculus andersonii var. tenellus S. Watson Ranunculus juniperinus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems erect from short caudices, not rooting nodally, glabrous, not bulbous-based. Tuberous roots absent. Basal leaf-blades cordate in outline, ternately 1-2×-compound, 1.5-3.8 × 2.1-3.8 cm, leaflets 2-3×-parted, ultimate segments elliptic to linear, margins entire or with occasional teeth, apex obtuse to acuminate. Flowers: receptacle hispid; sepals spreading, 9-15 × 5-9 mm, glabrous; petals pinkish white, 12-18 × 9-13 mm. Fruiting heads globose or depressed-globose, 13-27 × 21-29 mm; fruit wall veined, inflated, not winged, fruits thus utricles; utricles 6-12 × 4-6 mm, glabrous; beak persistent, deltate or subulate from deltate base, 0.2-0.6 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Slopes in sagebrush or pinyon-juniper woodland
Elevation: 900-2300 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Utah.

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Ranunculus andersonii"
obtuse +  and acuminate +
Alan T. Whittemore +
A. Gray +
deltate +
Undefined subg. Ranunculus +
curved +  and straight +
persistent +
subulate +  and deltate +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
large +  and small +
globose;cylindric +
1-3-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Utah. +
900-2300 m +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
not prolonged +
1-2.5 times as wide as thick +
not winged +  and veined +
cylindric;obovoid;cylindric;obovoid;globose;lenticular;discoid +
Slopes in sagebrush or pinyon-juniper woodland +
axillary +  and terminal +
reniform +  and linear +
simple +  and compound +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
2-3×-parted +
palmate +  and pinnate +
with occasional teeth +  and entire +
toothed;crenate;toothed;crenate;entire +
pinkish white +
distinct +
12mm;18mm +
conspicuous +
depressed-globose +  and globose +
reduced +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Flowering spring (Apr–May). +
4 +  and 250 +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
not arillate +  and stalked +
white;yellow;white;yellow;purple;sometimes;green +
persistent +
distinct +
3 +  and 6 +
oblong +  and elliptic ovate or lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
(5-)10-many +
not bulbous-based +  and rooting +
persistent +
Beckwithia andersonii +, Ranunculus andersonii var. juniperinus +, Ranunculus andersonii var. tenellus +  and Ranunculus juniperinus +
Ranunculus andersonii +
Ranunculus subg. Crymodes +
species +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
perennial +  and annual +
brown-pilose +  and glabrous +
herbaceous +  and woody +
inconspicuous +