Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii
Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii var. davisii
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Buttercup · Ranunculus · Rare Wildflower · Subalpine · Intermountain West · Moist Meadow · Native Perennial · Yellow Flowers · Specialist Plant · Ecological Restoration
Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii is a rare, regionally restricted native buttercup found in moist subalpine meadows of the Intermountain West. It demands cool temperatures, consistently wet soils, and is extremely difficult to source or cultivate outside its native range. Suitable only for specialist native plant gardens or ecological restoration projects in appropriate high-elevation habitats.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; does not tolerate drought or dry spells · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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