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 - ŠNicky 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

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