Ranunculus cooleyae

Cooley's Buttercup: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Ranunculus cooleyae

Cooley's Buttercup (Ranunculus cooleyae): Most common buttercup in subalpine/alpine meadows. Though most sources do not indicate it, this species is also found less commonly at lower elevations. The pattern of distribution at lower elevations is not entirely clear, but it seems fast moving streams - perhaps restricted to locations where cold and/or snowy winters are the norm.

Collections from across the region in ARCTOS, though only from the far southern mainland in the southern half.

Pacific Northwest Endemic (primarily coastal)

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References

Weblinks

• USDAPLANTS page for Ranunculus cooleyae
• FNA page for Ranunculus cooleyae
• e-FloraBC page for Ranunculus cooleyae

• PacNW Herbaria Records for Ranunculus cooleyae
• Search Arctos Database for Ranunculus cooleyae (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Ranunculus cooleyae (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Ranunculus cooleyae
• iNaturalist Observations for Ranunculus cooleyae in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Muller: gen; alpine, common
• Hall 2010: "Alpine snow banks and open areas in subalpine. Common."

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