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Alisma Leaved Buttercup (Ranunculus alismifolius) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is moderately fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 2 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are yellow and striking, and bloom in the mid spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in wet places, streambank sand meadows, at elevations from 0-12000 feet.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil description

Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Site type

Wet places, streambanks, meadows,

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

White Triangle Tortrix

Clepsis persicana

Purple-Lined Sallow

Pyrrhia exprimens