Ranunculus jovis
Ranunculus jovis is a species of buttercup known by the common name Utah buttercup[1][2] or Jupiter buttercup.[3] It is native to the mountain west of the United States, from Nevada to Wyoming. It is a petite plant, growing a few centimeters tall on hairless stems with a few deeply divided fingerlike leaves at the base. It produces yellow flowers with five rounded petals, yellow stamens around a central nectary.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. jovis |
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References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ranunculus jovis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Jupiter Buttercup".
- "Jupiter Buttercup".
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