Suksdorfia ranunculifolia (Hook.) Engl.

Hemieva ranunculifolia (Hook.) Raf. Fl. Tell. 2: 70. 1836
Saxifraga ranunculifolia Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 246. 1832. Boykinia ranunculifolia A. Gray, Am. Jour. Sci. 42: 21. 1842. Suksdorfia ranunculifolia Kngler ; E. & P. Nat. Pfl. 32« : 52. 1890.
Light-green plants ; stem about 2 dm. high, more or less glandular-pubescent ; lower leaves long-petioled ; petioles 5-10 cm. long, glabrous, or sparingly pubescent ; blades ternately divided to the base, the middle division broadly cuneate, 1-2.5 cm. long, and rounded 3-lobed, the lateral ones oblique and 4-lobed ; middle leaves similar but with shorter petioles, which are dilated at the base ; the uppermost sessile, merely 3-lobed at the apex ; inflorescence short and corymbiform ; hypanthium campanulate, about 2 mm. long ; sepals ovate, about 2 mm. long ; petals white or ochroleucous, broadly spatulate with very short claws .
Type locality: On the high grounds around the Kettle Falls of the Columbia. Distribution : Wet rocks in the mountains, from Alberta and British Columbia to Montana and Oregon.