General: Anderson's Buttercup (Ranunculus andersonii) is a perennial forb with dissected (deeply lobed) basal leaves. Upright flowing stalks grow to about 10 inches and produce white-petaled flowers that age to pink. The petals are broad and form a cup around the stamens and pistil. A style is present, and the fruits are inflated with a papery wall.

Anderson's Buttercup is an uncommon component of vegetation communities in dry, well-drained gravelly areas on mountains in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland) life zones.

Around Las Vegas, look for Anderson's Buttercup on the slopes of Gass Peak in Desert National Wildlife Refuge.

Family: Buttercup (Ranunculaceae)