Malheur Experiment Station

Ranunculus glaberimus

Ranunculus glaberimus Common Names sagebrush buttercup Family Buttercup Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Sagebrush buttercup is known to grow in Ponderosa forests as well as in sagebrush deserts. This perennial buttercup has fleshy lower leaves with three lobes on the end. Being a small plant that grows amoung grasses it only reaches about 5-20 centemeters high.