Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eximius

(Greene) L. D. Benson

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 654. 1941.

Endemic
Basionym: Ranunculus eximius Greene Erythea 3: 19. 1895
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems: caudex 1.5-3.5 cm, with few or no persistent leaf-bases. Basal leaf-blades obovate to broadly oblong, distally 5-9-lobed or sometimes 3-parted with lateral segments again lobed, 1.4-4.1 × 1.4-3.3 cm, base obtuse or rounded, middle segment unlobed, ultimate segments and sinuses acute or acuminate. Flowers: petals 9-16 mm.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Aug).
Habitat: Alpine meadows
Elevation: 2000-3500 m

Distribution

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B.C., Ariz., Idaho, Mont., Utah, Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
not prolonged +
asymmetrically thick-lenticular +  and compressed-globose +
1.2-2 times as wide as thick +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
1mm;1.6mm +
rounded +
Alan T. Whittemore +
(Greene) L. D. Benson +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (4.1 cm41 mm <br />0.041 m <br />) +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
rounded +  and obtuse +
Ranunculus eximius +
straight +
subulate +  and lanceolate +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (4.1 cm41 mm <br />0.041 m <br />) +
cordate;obovate or broadly oblong lobed or 3-parted +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.7 cm37 mm <br />0.037 m <br />) +
large +  and small +
globose;cylindric +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
sometimes;sessile;nearly sessile +
1-50-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
2000-3500 m +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
sessile +  and aggregate +
cylindric;obovoid;cylindric;obovoid;globose;lenticular;discoid +
Alpine meadows +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
ovoid;cylindric +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
No (?) +  and Few (?) +
reniform +  and linear +
compound +  and simple +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
parted +  and lobed +
palmate +  and pinnate +
inconspicuous +
fringed;entire;crenate;entire +
distinct +
6mm;16mm +
conspicuous +
linear +  and orbiculate +
reduced +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Aug). +
4 +  and 250 +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
pilose +  and glabrous +
slender +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
not arillate +  and stalked +
again +  and undivided +
1(-2)×-lobed +
white;yellow;white;yellow;purple;sometimes;green +
deciduous +
distinct +
pilose +  and glabrous +
oblong +  and elliptic ovate or lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
(5-)10-many +
not bulbous-based +
decumbent +  and erect +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (27 cm270 mm <br />0.27 m <br />) +
persistent +
Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eximius +
Ranunculus eschscholtzii +
variety +
perennial +  and annual +
pubescent +, pilose +, sometimes +  and glabrous +
herbaceous +  and woody +