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Ranunculus glaberrimus

Ranunculus glaberrimus, the sagebrush buttercup, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is native to interior western North America, in western Canada, the western United States, and the northwestern Great Plains.

Distribution
Ranunculus glaberrimus is found from central British Columbia east to southern Saskatchewan, south through the Dakotas to Kansas, through the Rocky Mountains southeast to northern New Mexico, west to the Great Basin region, and southwest to northeastern California. It occurs in habitat types with junipers (Juniperus occidentalis), sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), in damp ground. ==Description==
Description
Ranunculus glaberrimus is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to tall. The roots are clustered and fleshy. It flowers relatively early, typically in March and April, though occasionally blooming in February. The species is reportedly toxic to livestock and possibly to humans as well. The Fraser River Stl'atl'imx use the annual bloom of sagebrush buttercup as an indicator of the beginning of the chinook salmon run up the Fraser River above Lillooet. This period of time is called "spring salmon eye" because the flowers are the same color as the salmons' eyes. ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:Ranunculus glaberrimus iNat-118126284.jpg|Sagebrush buttercup flower close-up / macro photograph. File:Ranunculus glaberrimus iNat-109196401.jpg|Emerging through snow File:Ranunculus glaberrimus iNat-46183564.jpg|Group of plants on Olympic Peninsula File:2026-03-15 16-48-07 (B,R40,S8).jpg|Close up image of a R. glaberrimus flower. ==See also==
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