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Ranunculaceae

Rocky Mountain buttercup

Ranunculus macauleyi A.Gray

Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus

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Rocky Mountain buttercup: Ranunculus macauleyi , Macauley's alpine buttercup, near Tesuque Peak, Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Thanks to Sciadopitys and John Bregar for ID confir
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Rocky Mountain buttercup

Synonyms

  • Ranunculus macauleyi var. brandegeei L.D.Benson

Characteristics

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

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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.