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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. andersonii
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References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Ranunculus andersonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Gray, Asa (1868). "Characters of New Plants of California and Elsewhere . . ". Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 7: 327. doi:10.2307/20179569. JSTOR 20179569. Retrieved Mar 7, 2020.
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