WESTERN BUTTERCUP Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt. Plant Symbol = RAOC
Ornamental: Gardeners may like to add this earlyblooming pollinator plant to their garden to draw beneficial insects and add diversity to their landscape. Ethnobotany Western buttercup has been noted as an important species to tribes throughout its range. In northern California and southern Oregon,...
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| Summary: | Ornamental: Gardeners may like to add this earlyblooming pollinator plant to their garden to draw beneficial insects and add diversity to their landscape. Ethnobotany Western buttercup has been noted as an important species to tribes throughout its range. In northern California and southern Oregon, its blooms are said to mark the coming of the summer salmon runs. Many tribes ground the seeds of the buttercup and mixed them with other seeds to make pinole (a flour-like staple), and the Aleut noted the juices of its blooms are poisonous (Moermon, 2012). Status Ranunculus occidentalis is a facultative wetland species, meaning throughout most of its native range it occurs in moist wetland areas or vernal pools, but also sometimes occurs in uplands. Please consult the PLANTS Web site and your State Department of Natural Resources for this plant’s current status (e.g., threatened or endangered species, state noxious status, and wetland indicator values). |
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