Lowland Sagebrush buttercup,
Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus
Montane sagebrush buttercup,
Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus
Buttercups are highly toxic. The Okanagan Indians are reported
to have warned their children never to touch or pick sagebrush buttercup
and would poison coyotes by spiking meat with it. Native people also squished
flowers or whole plants on arrow points as a venom.
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