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Ranunculus sceleratus L.
cursed buttercup

       
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Photo of Ranunculus sceleratus L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ranunculus sceleratus L.

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Distribution:
Ranunculus sceleratus L.

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Ranunculus sceleratus L.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.. .
Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus
cursed buttercup
Distribution of Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. sceleratus. .
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus
cursed buttercup
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Ranunculus sceleratus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Ranunculales
Family Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus Ranunculus L. – buttercup
Species Ranunculus sceleratus L. – cursed buttercup
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ranunculus sceleratus L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
cursed crowfoot              Special Concern
Rhode Island:
cursed crowfoot              Special Concern
 

Introduced Information:
Ranunculus sceleratus L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ranunculus sceleratus L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus sceleratus L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18576.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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