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Scientific name: Ranunculus eschscholzia    Common Name: Alpine Buttercup    Family: Buttercup    Color: Bright Yellow   Description: Large, round, lightly ribbed petals surround a center of close green pistils in a bowl of yellow stamens. Habitat: Rocky upper elevation slopes and flats near or next to receding snow lines. Edibility/Toxicity: Comments: The largest of the yellow buttercups, alpine buttercup flowers often obscure their own leaves. At times they are a welcome burst of color on what would seem uninhabitable rocky terrain.