Ranunculaceae
Straightbeak buttercup
Ranunculus orthorhynchus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Ranunculus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Straightbeak buttercup
Synonyms
- Ranunculus maximus Greene
- Ranunculus orthorhynchus f. stenophyllus A.Gray
- Ranunculus orthorhynchus subsp. alaschensis (L.D.Benson) Hultén
- Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. alaschensis L.D.Benson
- Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. hallii Jeps.
- Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. maximus (Greene) Jeps.
- Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus
- Ranunculus politus Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.