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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 6 inches, possibly to 10 inches
Fruit: Other: Single seeded, lightly winged achenes.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Yellow, often turning white with age
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant contain toxins if ingested. Contact with plant may cause skin irritation in some individuals.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Sagebrush Buttercup
  • Smooth Buttercup

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-04-27
- Coming from Sagebrush country to the Kootenays.
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Location: On my property in Lenore, ID
Comments:
  • Posted by HemNorth (Castlegar, B. C. Canada - Zone 5b) on Jan 22, 2020 8:12 PM concerning plant:
    The leaves of the Sagebrush Buttercup range from the single oval leaf to the three-lobed leaf. The flowers can have from 5 to 10 petals.

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