Pygmy Buttercup
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| Image:Pigmybuttercup1.jpg Pygmy Buttercup Ranunculus pygmaeus | ||||||||||||||
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| Ranunculus pygmaeus Wahlenb. |
The Pygmy Buttercup (Ranunculus pygmaeus) is distributed all over the arctic and south in mountainous areas of Norway and the Rocky Mountains.
It is a small plant, prostrate-ascending, 1-5 cm tall. The stems are single-flowered, with the basal leaves numerous. The leaves are deeply cleft into 3-5 lobes. The flowers are 5-6 mm in diameter, with five pale yellow petals, and five hairy sepals. After flowering, the stems stretch considerably, reaching far above the basal leaves. It grows in snow beds, moss carpets and other moist localities.
