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Alkali Buttercup

Halerpestes cymbalaria

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 67, February 50, March 78, April 123, May 177, June 193, July 206, August 177, September 130, October 97, November 53, December 41.
United States2,597
Canada2,133
Alaska1,392
Alberta590
British Columbia346
Nevada249
California206
Saskatchewan192
Quebec177
Colorado175

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderButtercups, Poppies, and Allies · Ranunculales
Familybuttercup family · Ranunculaceae
GenusHalerpestes

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