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Sagebrush Buttercup  Geotagged,Ranunculus glaberrimus,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Wow - these guys are poisonous, to the point that just picking them can cause skin burning or blistering. Apparently the Okanagan -Colville Native Americans would use them to poison arrows and mix them with meat to bait coyotes. Posted 10 years ago
    1. That's good to know, you did not touch them I hope? Posted 10 years ago
      1. lol - no, sometimes I poke the fungi to see if they are squishy or slimy, but I leave the flowers alone Posted 10 years ago

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''Ranunculus glaberrimus'', the sagebrush buttercup, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is native to interior western North America, in western Canada, the western United States, and the northwestern Great Plains.

Similar species: Ranunculales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Mar 24, 2015. Captured Mar 22, 2015 10:48 in National Forest Development Road 5215, Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm