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Pronunciation: ra-NUN-kew-lus ok-si-den-TAY-lis
Common name: Western buttercup
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)
Habitat: Meadows, flats, open woodlands or forests, vernally moist places to 6000', Santa Rosa Plateau
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Ranunculus 2) occidentalis
NOTE: This taxon at the Santa Rosa most closely aligns with var. occidentalis, but this is a disjunct location for it.