Ranunculus inamoenus, June 13, 2023
Common & scientific name
Graceful buttercup, Ranunculus inamoenus
Family
Buttercup, Ranunculaceae
Location
Lower Lost Man, 10,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Wonderful that this flower’s common name, Graceful buttercup, has effectively, by popular vote, overruled its scientific name, which translates as “unattractive” or “ugly” buttercup.” With its shiny, sunny flowers and interesting leaves—basal leaves rounded, stem leaves deeply cut—it definitely deserves better!