Ranunculus andersonii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Ranunculeae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species: Ranunculus andersonii
Name

Ranunculus andersonii A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 7: 327. 1867.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Oxygraphis andersonii (A.Gray) Freyn, Flora 70: 140. 1887.
Beckwithia andersonii (A.Gray) Jeps., Erythea 6: 99. 1898.
Heterotypic
Beckwithia austinae Jeps., Erythea 6: 97, pl. 1. 1898.
Ranunculus juniperinus M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 2, 5: 616. 1895.
Beckwithia juniperina (M.E.Jones) A.Heller, Muhlenbergia 1: 144. 1906.
Ranunculus andersonii var. juniperinus (M.E.Jones) S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 46: 260. 1986.
Ranunculus andersonii var. tenellus S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel] 7, tab. 1, fig. 8. 1871.

Note: Can be found as Beckwithia andersonii but see references below.
References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ranunculus andersonii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 18. Reference page.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.) 1997. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 3: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford etc., ISBN 0-19-511246-6, p. 129, eFloras.org
Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database ITIS TSN:18590
Paun, O., Lehnebach, C.A., Johansson, J.T., Lockhart, P.J. & Hörandl, E. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Ranunculus and allied genera (Ranunculaceae) in the Mediterranean region and in the European Alpine System. Taxon 54(4): 911–930. DOI: 10.2307/25065478 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Ranunculus andersonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 18.
Tropicos.org: Vascular Plants of the Americas: Ranunculus andersonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 18.

Ranunculus andersonii is a species of buttercup known by the common name Anderson's buttercup.[1] It is native to the western United States, including the Great Basin and surrounding regions, where it grows in sagebrush, woodlands, and other habitat. It is a perennial herb producing a basal rosette of thick leaves which are each divided into three double-lobed leaflets at the end of a petiole. The inflorescence arises from the rosette on an erect, leafless stalk usually no more than 20 centimeters tall. It bears one flower with usually five white or red-tinged petals each up to 2 centimeters long with white or pinkish sepals at the base. At the center of the flower are many yellow stamens and pistils. The fruit is an achene, borne in a spherical cluster of 14 or more. It was named after Charles Lewis Anderson by Asa Gray.[2]
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ranunculus andersonii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Gray, Asa (1868). "Characters of New Plants of California and Elsewhere . . ". Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 7: 327. Retrieved Mar 7, 2020.