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Ranunculus californicus, commonly known as the California buttercup, [1] is a flowering plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is a native of California, where it is common in many habitats, including chaparral and woodlands. Its distribution extends across many habitats of California, north into Oregon and south into Baja California. [2]
Ranunculus occidentalis, the western buttercup, [1] is a species of buttercup found in the western regions of North America. Its distribution extends from Alaska through British Columbia and Alberta to central California. [1] The flower can be seen in open meadows, forests, and other generally flat areas up to an elevation of 2,200 metres ...
Botanists have ranked the Sierra Nevada alpine zone floral bloom as one of California's foremost wildflower displays, with flowers of fantastic color and abundance. [8] Many of the alpine species are notable for large and showy flowers, which must compete for the pollinators during brief growing seasons. [ 5 ]
Clearly, there's no shortage of flowers in Southern California. As I write this near the end of 2024, roses, iris and California fuchsia are still blooming in my Ventura garden, ...
Flowers that haven't been seen in years bloomed across Southern California this spring after massive winter downpours, creating not only colorful landscapes but a boon for conservationists eager ...
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Ranunculus / r æ ˈ n ʌ ŋ k j ʊ l ə s / [3] is a large genus of about 1750 species [1] [2] of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae.Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots.
Ranunculus eschscholtzii is a species of buttercup flower known by the common name Eschscholtz's buttercup. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The species name honors Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz , an Imperial Russian botanist and entomologist active on the West Coast in the 1820s and 1830s.