Early blooming patch of buttercups found on Mount Sentinel Confused about the January weather? So are the buttercups. Mary Ann Flockerzi found a blooming patch of the yellow ground flowers on the saddle east of Mount Sentinel last Saturday. Ranunculus glaberrimus, or sagebrush buttercup, is known to be one of the first blooms to appear as snow recedes, but what if the snow comes back?
Jan. 30, 2014 - Missoulian