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'
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ranunculus
2) occidentalis