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Ranunculus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 18558

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): buttercup
 
    buttercup spp.
 
    renoncules [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassMagnoliidae   
                OrderRanunculales   
                   FamilyRanunculaceae  -- boutons d'or, buttercups  
                      GenusRanunculus L. -- buttercup, buttercup spp., renoncules  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Ranunculus abortivus var. abortivus L. -- littleleaf buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus auricomus var. auricomus L. -- Greenland buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus auricomus var. glabratus Lynge -- Greenland buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus californicus var. californicus Benth. -- California buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus canus var. canus Benth. -- Sacramento Valley buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus cymbalaria var. cymbalaria Pursh -- alkali buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. hultenianus L. Benson -- Hulten's buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus ficaria var. ficaria L. -- fig buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus flammula var. angustifolius Wallr. -- greater creeping spearwort 
                         Variety Ranunculus glacialis var. glacialis L. -- glacier buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus gmelinii var. gmelinii DC. -- Gmelin's buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus hyperboreus var. hyperboreus Rottb. -- large nodding buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus hyperboreus var. tuquetilianus Polunin -- high northern buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus laxicaulis var. angustifolius (Engelm.) L. Benson -- Mississippi buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus laxicaulis var. laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby -- Mississippi buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus marginatus var. marginatus d -- margined buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus pedatifidus var. pedatifidus Sm. -- surefoot buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus pygmaeus var. langianus Nathorst -- pygmy buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus pygmaeus var. pygmaeus Wahlenb. -- pygmy buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus repens var. repens L. -- creeping buttercup 
                         Variety Ranunculus sulphureus var. sulphureus Soland. ex Phipps -- sulphur buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus abortivus L. -- early woodbuttercup, kidney-leaf buttercup, littleleaf buttercup, smallflower buttercup, smallflower crowfoot 
                         Species Ranunculus acriformis Gray -- sharpleaf buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus acris L. -- meadow buttercup, tall buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus adoneus Gray -- alpine buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus aestivalis (L. Benson) Van Buren & Harper -- fall buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. -- dwarf buttercup, plantainleaf buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus allegheniensis Britt. -- Allegheny Mountain buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus allenii B.L. Robins. -- allen buttercup, Allen's buttercup, renoncule d'Allen 
                         Species Ranunculus ambigens S. Wats. -- waterplantain spearwort 
                         Species Ranunculus andersonii Gray -- Anderson's buttercup, pink buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus aquatilis L. -- water buttercup, whitewater crowfoot 
                         Species Ranunculus arizonicus J.G. Lemmon ex Gray -- Arizona buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus arvensis L. -- corn buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus auricomus L. -- Greenland buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus austrooreganus L. Benson -- Southern Oregon buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus bonariensis Poir. -- Carter's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus bulbosus L. -- blister flower, bulbous buttercup, bulbous crowfoot, gowan, St. Anthony's turnip, yellow weed 
                         Species Ranunculus californicus Benth. -- California buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus canus Benth. -- Sacramento Valley buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus cardiophyllus Hook. -- heart-leaf buttercup, heartleaf buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus coloradensis (L. Benson) L. Benson -- Colorado buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus cordiger Viviani -- wingleaf buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh -- alkali buttercup, shore buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus eastwoodianus L. Benson -- Eastwood's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schlecht. -- Eschscholtz's buttercup, largeflower buttercup, spruce-fir buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus eximius Greene -- tundra buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus fascicularis Muhl. ex Bigelow -- early buttercup, prairie buttercup, tufted buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus ficaria L. -- fig buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus flabellaris Raf. -- greater yellow water buttercup, renoncule à éventails, yellow water buttercup, yellow water-crowfoot 
                         Species Ranunculus flammula L. -- greater creeping spearwort, spearwort buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. -- sagebrush buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus glacialis L. -- glacier buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus gmelini De Candolle  
                         Species Ranunculus gmelinii DC. -- buttercup, Gmelin's buttercup, lesser yellow water buttercup, small yellow water buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus gormanii Greene -- Gorman's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus harveyi (Gray) Britt. -- harvey buttercup, Harvey's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus hawaiensis Gray -- Hawai'ian buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus hebecarpus Hook. & Arn. -- delicate buttercup, downy-fruit buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus hederaceus L. -- ivy buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus X heimburgerae T.C. Brayshaw -- Heimburger's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus hexasepalus (L. Benson) L. Benson -- Queen Charlotte Island buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus hispidus Michx. -- bristly buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus hydrocharoides Gray -- frogbit buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus hyperboreus Rottb. -- artic buttercup, high northern buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus inamoenus Greene -- graceful buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus jovis A. Nels. -- Utah buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus kamchaticus DC. -- Kamchatka buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus kamtschaticus De Candolle  
                         Species Ranunculus karelinii Czern. -- ice cold buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus lapponicus L. -- Lapland buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby -- Mississippi buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus lobbii (Hiern.) Gray -- Lobb's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus longirostris Godr. -- eastern white water-crowfoot, long-beak water-crowfoot, longbeak buttercup, renoncule à long bec 
                         Species Ranunculus macauleyi Gray -- Rocky Mountain buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus macounii Britt. -- Macoun buttercup, Macoun's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus macranthus Scheele -- large buttercup, showy buttercup, smallflower buttercap 
                         Species Ranunculus marginatus d'Urv. -- margined buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus mauiensis Gray -- Maui buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus micranthus Nutt. -- rock buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus muricatus L. -- spinyfruit buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus natans C.A. Mey. -- nodding buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus nivalis L. -- snow buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt. -- western buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus oreogenes Greene -- Oregon buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus oresterus L. Benson -- Blue Mountain buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus orthorhynchus Hook. -- straightbeak buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus pacificus (Hultén) L. Benson -- Pacific buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus pallasii Schlecht. -- Pallas' buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus parviflorus L. -- smallflower buttercup, sticktight buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus pedatifidus Sm. -- northern buttercup, surefoot buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. -- bristly buttercup, Pennsylvania buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus petiolaris Kunth ex DC. -- Latin American buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus platensis Spreng. -- prairie buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus plebeius R. Br. ex DC. -- common Australian buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus populago Greene -- popular buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus pusillus Poir. -- low spearwort, weak buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus pygmaeus Wahlenb. -- pygmy buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus raninculinus (Nutt.) Rydb.  
                         Species Ranunculus ranunculinus (Nutt.) Rydb. -- tadpole buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. -- blisterwort, littleleaf buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus repens L. -- creeping buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus rhomboideus Goldie -- Labrador buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus sabinei R. Br. -- Sardinian buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus sardous Crantz -- hairy buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus sceleratus L. -- celeryleaf buttercup, cursed buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus X spitzbergensis Hadac (pro sp.) -- Spitzbergen's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus suksdorfii Gray -- Suksdorf's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus sulphureus Soland. ex C.J. Phipps -- renoncule soufrée, sulphur butter-cup, sulphur buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix -- thread-leaf water-crowfoot, threadleaf crowfoot, white water buttercup, whitewater crowfoot 
                         Species Ranunculus trilobus Desf. -- threelobe buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus triternatus Gray -- obscure buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus turneri Greene -- Turner's buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don -- hooked buttercup, woodland buttercup 
                         Species Ranunculus verecundus B.L. Robins. ex Piper -- wetslope buttercup 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Ranunculus   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: renoncules [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ranunculus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ranunculus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ranunculus   
       
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