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.

Ranunculus jovis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species:
R. jovis
Binomial name
Ranunculus jovis
A.Nels.

References
  1. "Ranunculus jovis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/ranunculus_jovis.shtml
  3. https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/ranunculus_jovis.shtml


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