SAGEBRUSH BUTTERCUP

Class: Ranunculus glaberrimus

Family: BUTTERCUP FAMILY

Sub Family: Ranunculaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Spring Buttercup, Early Buttercup, Crowfoot

Colour: Yellow

Height: 5-15 cm (2-6")

Each Flower: 2.5-4 cm (1-1 1/2") across with 5 shiny, yellow petals and sometimes more, with many stamens; usually as many sepals as petals; occasionally flower may be double

Leaves: Both entire and lobed leaves; lower ones entire and oval with short stalks, upper ones deeply-lobed and stalkless

Stems: 5-10 cm (2-4") long, smooth, and green

Blooming Period: March - May.

Habitat: Open banks and meadows, sagebrush flats, and at higher elevations as soon as the snow melts

Note:

May cause dermatitis. One of the first spring flowers to bloom