Utah Buttercup

(Ranunculus jovis)

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Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant esp. leaves Ranunculus jovis is a species of buttercup known by the common name Utah buttercup. 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Ranunculaceae
Genus:Ranunculus
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