Alpine Buttercup Ranunculus adoneus Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) Family Home - Plants -   Details

Seven-petaled Alpine Buttercup Located Along Trail to Jupiter Hill Along Trail to Jupiter Hill Along Trail to Jupiter Hill Along Trail to Jupiter Hill   Along Trail to Jupiter Hill Albion Basin  July 21, 2015 Albion Basin  July 21, 2015 Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Located plant with seven rather than five petals on trail from Guardsman Pass to Jupiter Hill, Salt Lake County, Utah Study regarding extra petals in buttercups relate to number of years the plants have been established in that area. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729631/ Five Petaled Plant Located July 21, 2005 Albion Basin at edge of a creek, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah Characteristics, normally five yellow petals, lance shaped leaves