Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Ranunculaceae ¦ Ranunculus ¦ Ranunculus cymbalaria ¦ 09810

Label

Accession #

09810

Family

Family - UVU	APG III Family	Cronquist Family	A Utah Flora Family
Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae

Species

Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh

Common name

alkali buttercup

Collector(s)

Donna M. Barnes 4169

Coll. Date

25 August 2004

Country
State/Province
County

United States
Utah
Utah

Locality

American Fork Canyon, eastern end of Tibble Fork Reservoir, at the inlet of American Fork Creek;
Elev.: 6464 ft. (1971 m.)

Habitat Notes

mud flats, shallow water at mouth of creek.

Climate

NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Latitude Longitude

40° 29' 2" N, 111° 38' 30" W

Datum

WGS84

Uncertainty

Polygon diameter (with coordinate as origin): GPS

Georef. Notes

This coordinate was obtained by a GPS unit and an error estimate was not recorded by the user. However due to the accuracy of most units, a polygon diameter between 25 and 250 meters could reasonably be assumed.

Taxonomy

Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
     Cyrtorhyncha cymbalaria ssp. alpina (Hook.) A.& D. Löve
     Halerpestes cymbalaria (Pursh) Greene
     Halerpestes cymbalaria ssp. saximontana (Fern.) Moldenke
     Ranunculus cymbalaria var. alpinus Hook.
     Ranunculus cymbalaria ssp. saximontanus (Fern.) Thorne
     Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus Fern.
     Ranunculus cymbalaria var. typicus L. Benson

Common Name(s): alkali buttercup, shore buttercup.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=18600, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Magnoliidae
                            Order: Ranunculales
                                Family: Ranunculaceae
                                    Genus: Ranunculus
                                        Species: Ranunculus cymbalaria

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):

Images of other samples of the same species:

00265	00269	00458	00793
00896	01199	03436	03610
03894	05126	05797	06005
06438	07498	07646	07647
09100	11754	11754	11754
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Nearby Accessions

Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.

15336 Abies concolor    "white fir" 1216 ft. SE
15337 Abies lasiocarpa    "subalpine fir" 1216 ft. SE
15335 Acer glabrum    "Rocky Mountain maple" 1216 ft. SE
15323 Acer glabrum    "Rocky Mountain maple" 1560 ft. E
04566 Actaea rubra    "red baneberry" same section
04562 Agrostis stolonifera    "creeping bentgrass" same section
03910 Aquilegia flavescens var. flavescens "yellow columbine" 1817 ft. W
15324 Artemisia tridentata    "big sagebrush" 1560 ft. E
15326 Aster      "aster" 1560 ft. E
14929 Balsamorhiza macrophylla    "cut-leaf balsamroot" same section
09872 Calamagrostis purpurascens    "purple reedgrass" 1.1 mi. SW
03891 Cardamine cordifolia var. cordifolia "heart-leaf bittercress" 1817 ft. W
03911 Cardamine pensylvanica    "Pennsylvania bittercress" 1817 ft. W
09870 Carex douglasii    "Douglas' sedge" 1.1 mi. SW
04568 Carex haydeniana    "cloud sedge" same section
09867 Carex praegracilis    "clustered field sedge" 1.1 mi. SW
14777 Cercocarpus intricatus    "little-leaf mountain mahogany" 2505 ft. SE
03895 Corydalis aurea var. occidentalis "golden fumewort" 1817 ft. W
04571 Cystopteris fragilis    "brittle bladderfern" same section
04644 Descurainia sophia    "flix weed" same section
15325 Epilobium      "willowherb" 1560 ft. E
04570 Epilobium brachycarpum    "tall annual willowherb" same section
04342 Eschscholzia californica    "California poppy" 1.3 mi. NE
04564 Gaillardia aristata    "common blanketflower" same section
03892 Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum "large-leaf avens" 1817 ft. W
09869 Glyceria striata    "fowl mannagrass" 1.1 mi. SW
09874 Hieracium albiflorum    "white hawkweed" 1.1 mi. SW
15293 Hydrophyllum      "waterleaf" 2041 ft. E
09873 Iva axillaris    "povertyweed" 1.1 mi. SW
04649 Juncus bufonius    "toad rush" same section
04650 Juncus ensifolius var. brunnescens same section
04569 Juncus ensifolius var. brunnescens same section
09871 Leymus cinereus    "Great Basin wildrye" 1.1 mi. SW
03893 Lotus utahensis    "Utah bird's-foot trefoil" 1817 ft. W
03888 Mitella stauropetala var. stenopetala "drywoods miterwort" 1817 ft. W
14775 Monardella odoratissima    "mountain monardella" same section
03889 Osmorhiza depauperata    "bluntseed sweetroot" 1817 ft. W
04563 Panicum capillare    "witchgrass" same section
03908 Penstemon humilis var. brevifolius "short-leaf low beardtongue" 1817 ft. W
03907 Penstemon humilis var. brevifolius "short-leaf low beardtongue" 1817 ft. W
03912 Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri "Palmer's beardtongue" 1817 ft. W
15334 Physocarpus malvaceus    "mallow ninebark" 1216 ft. SE
15331 Picea engelmannii    "Engelmann spruce" 1560 ft. E
15330 Pinus contorta    "beach pine" 1560 ft. E
09868 Poa palustris    "fowl bluegrass" 1.1 mi. SW
15333 Populus angustifolia    "narrow-leaf cottonwood" 1560 ft. E
15322 Populus angustifolia    "narrow-leaf cottonwood" 1560 ft. E
09809 Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus same section
03894 Ranunculus cymbalaria    "alkali buttercup" 1817 ft. W
14776 Ribes cereum    "wax currant" 2505 ft. SE
15327 Rosa woodsii    "Woods' rose" 1560 ft. E
15321 Sambucus cerulea    1560 ft. E
04565 Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys same section
04572 Sedum debile    "orpine stonecrop" same section
03909 Senecio pauperculus    "balsam groundsel" 1817 ft. W
15329 Solidago      "goldenrod" 1560 ft. E
15328 Solidago      "goldenrod" 1560 ft. E
04567 Solidago lepida var. salebrosa "Mountains Canada goldenrod" same section
14774 Sphaeromeria diversifolia    "separate-leaf chickensage" same section
15332 Thalictrum fendleri    "Fendler's meadow-rue" 1560 ft. E

Accession	Name	Dist., dir.
15336	Abies concolor "white fir"	1216 ft. SE
15337	Abies lasiocarpa "subalpine fir"	1216 ft. SE
15335	Acer glabrum "Rocky Mountain maple"	1216 ft. SE
15323	Acer glabrum "Rocky Mountain maple"	1560 ft. E
04566	Actaea rubra "red baneberry"	same section
04562	Agrostis stolonifera "creeping bentgrass"	same section
03910	Aquilegia flavescens var. flavescens "yellow columbine"	1817 ft. W
15324	Artemisia tridentata "big sagebrush"	1560 ft. E
15326	Aster "aster"	1560 ft. E
14929	Balsamorhiza macrophylla "cut-leaf balsamroot"	same section
09872	Calamagrostis purpurascens "purple reedgrass"	1.1 mi. SW
03891	Cardamine cordifolia var. cordifolia "heart-leaf bittercress"	1817 ft. W
03911	Cardamine pensylvanica "Pennsylvania bittercress"	1817 ft. W
09870	Carex douglasii "Douglas' sedge"	1.1 mi. SW
04568	Carex haydeniana "cloud sedge"	same section
09867	Carex praegracilis "clustered field sedge"	1.1 mi. SW
14777	Cercocarpus intricatus "little-leaf mountain mahogany"	2505 ft. SE
03895	Corydalis aurea var. occidentalis "golden fumewort"	1817 ft. W
04571	Cystopteris fragilis "brittle bladderfern"	same section
04644	Descurainia sophia "flix weed"	same section
15325	Epilobium "willowherb"	1560 ft. E
04570	Epilobium brachycarpum "tall annual willowherb"	same section
04342	Eschscholzia californica "California poppy"	1.3 mi. NE
04564	Gaillardia aristata "common blanketflower"	same section
03892	Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum "large-leaf avens"	1817 ft. W
09869	Glyceria striata "fowl mannagrass"	1.1 mi. SW
09874	Hieracium albiflorum "white hawkweed"	1.1 mi. SW
15293	Hydrophyllum "waterleaf"	2041 ft. E
09873	Iva axillaris "povertyweed"	1.1 mi. SW
04649	Juncus bufonius "toad rush"	same section
04650	Juncus ensifolius var. brunnescens	same section
04569	Juncus ensifolius var. brunnescens	same section
09871	Leymus cinereus "Great Basin wildrye"	1.1 mi. SW
03893	Lotus utahensis "Utah bird's-foot trefoil"	1817 ft. W
03888	Mitella stauropetala var. stenopetala "drywoods miterwort"	1817 ft. W
14775	Monardella odoratissima "mountain monardella"	same section
03889	Osmorhiza depauperata "bluntseed sweetroot"	1817 ft. W
04563	Panicum capillare "witchgrass"	same section
03908	Penstemon humilis var. brevifolius "short-leaf low beardtongue"	1817 ft. W
03907	Penstemon humilis var. brevifolius "short-leaf low beardtongue"	1817 ft. W
03912	Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri "Palmer's beardtongue"	1817 ft. W
15334	Physocarpus malvaceus "mallow ninebark"	1216 ft. SE
15331	Picea engelmannii "Engelmann spruce"	1560 ft. E
15330	Pinus contorta "beach pine"	1560 ft. E
09868	Poa palustris "fowl bluegrass"	1.1 mi. SW
15333	Populus angustifolia "narrow-leaf cottonwood"	1560 ft. E
15322	Populus angustifolia "narrow-leaf cottonwood"	1560 ft. E
09809	Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus	same section
03894	Ranunculus cymbalaria "alkali buttercup"	1817 ft. W
14776	Ribes cereum "wax currant"	2505 ft. SE
15327	Rosa woodsii "Woods' rose"	1560 ft. E
15321	Sambucus cerulea	1560 ft. E
04565	Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys	same section
04572	Sedum debile "orpine stonecrop"	same section
03909	Senecio pauperculus "balsam groundsel"	1817 ft. W
15329	Solidago "goldenrod"	1560 ft. E
15328	Solidago "goldenrod"	1560 ft. E
04567	Solidago lepida var. salebrosa "Mountains Canada goldenrod"	same section
14774	Sphaeromeria diversifolia "separate-leaf chickensage"	same section
15332	Thalictrum fendleri "Fendler's meadow-rue"	1560 ft. E

Locale

Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name

Mill Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 561 ft. E Aspen Grove

Tibble Fork Reservoir (Reservoir) Utah County, UT 1403 ft. SW 6378 Timpanogos Cave

Tibble Fork Dam (Dam) Utah County, UT 1403 ft. SW 6378 Timpanogos Cave

Deer Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 1571 ft. W Dromedary Peak

Tibble Fork (Stream) Utah County, UT 1782 ft. SW Timpanogos Cave

Wide Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 1754 ft. W Timpanogos Cave

Tibble Fork Summer Home Area (Locale) Utah County, UT 2355 ft. S 6549 Timpanogos Cave

Newton Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 2867 ft. SW Timpanogos Cave

Mile Rock Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 0.9 mi. SW 6467 Timpanogos Cave

Silver Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 0.9 mi. N Dromedary Peak

Granite Flat Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. NW 6733 Timpanogos Cave

Silver Lake Summer Home Area (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. N 7405 Timpanogos Cave

Warnick Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. SW 6345 Timpanogos Cave

Holman Flat (Flat) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. NE 7162 Timpanogos Cave

Silver Lake Flat (Reservoir) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. N 7481 Dromedary Peak

Silver Lake Flat Dam (Dam) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. N 7481 Dromedary Peak

Martin Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. SW 6316 Timpanogos Cave

Silver Lake Flat (Flat) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. N 7504 Dromedary Peak

Porcupine Gulch (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. N Dromedary Peak

Major Evans Gulch (Valley) Utah County, UT 2 mi. N Dromedary Peak

Name	County	Dist., dir.	Elevation (ft.)	7.5' Quad Name
Mill Canyon (Valley)	Utah County, UT	561 ft. E		Aspen Grove
Tibble Fork Reservoir (Reservoir)	Utah County, UT	1403 ft. SW	6378	Timpanogos Cave
Tibble Fork Dam (Dam)	Utah County, UT	1403 ft. SW	6378	Timpanogos Cave
Deer Creek (Stream)	Utah County, UT	1571 ft. W		Dromedary Peak
Tibble Fork (Stream)	Utah County, UT	1782 ft. SW		Timpanogos Cave
Wide Hollow (Valley)	Utah County, UT	1754 ft. W		Timpanogos Cave
Tibble Fork Summer Home Area (Locale)	Utah County, UT	2355 ft. S	6549	Timpanogos Cave
Newton Canyon (Valley)	Utah County, UT	2867 ft. SW		Timpanogos Cave
Mile Rock Campground (Locale)	Utah County, UT	0.9 mi. SW	6467	Timpanogos Cave
Silver Creek (Stream)	Utah County, UT	0.9 mi. N		Dromedary Peak
Granite Flat Campground (Locale)	Utah County, UT	0.8 mi. NW	6733	Timpanogos Cave
Silver Lake Summer Home Area (Populated Place)	Utah County, UT	1.1 mi. N	7405	Timpanogos Cave
Warnick Campground (Locale)	Utah County, UT	1.1 mi. SW	6345	Timpanogos Cave
Holman Flat (Flat)	Utah County, UT	1.2 mi. NE	7162	Timpanogos Cave
Silver Lake Flat (Reservoir)	Utah County, UT	1.4 mi. N	7481	Dromedary Peak
Silver Lake Flat Dam (Dam)	Utah County, UT	1.4 mi. N	7481	Dromedary Peak
Martin Campground (Locale)	Utah County, UT	1.5 mi. SW	6316	Timpanogos Cave
Silver Lake Flat (Flat)	Utah County, UT	1.5 mi. N	7504	Dromedary Peak
Porcupine Gulch (Valley)	Utah County, UT	1.7 mi. N		Dromedary Peak
Major Evans Gulch (Valley)	Utah County, UT	2 mi. N		Dromedary Peak

Links

Taxon Links for species Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database

University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

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External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Ranunculus+cymbalaria

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