Ranunculaceae

California buttercup

Ranunculus californicus Benth.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus

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California buttercup: California buttercup ( Ranunculus californicus ) — taken at Tilden Park , in Berkeley Hills , California. — Photo: Calibas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: حوذان كاليفورني
arz: حوذان كاليفورنى
Dutch: California buttercup
English: California buttercup
Persian: آلاله کالیفرنیا

Synonyms

Ranunculus californicus var. austromontanus L.D.Benson
Ranunculus californicus var. californicus
Ranunculus californicus var. gratus Jeps.
Ranunculus californicus var. rugulosus (Greene) L.D.Benson
Ranunculus rugulosus Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Calibas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Canorus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franco Folini, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marlin Harms, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Acmonbluey, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: The Marmot from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.