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Ranunculus acris L. var. acris
showy buttercup

       
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Images:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

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Synonyms:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

  RAACS Ranunculus acris L. ssp. strigulosus (Schur) Hyl.
  RAACL Ranunculus acris L. var. latisectus G. Beck
  RAACS2 Ranunculus acris L. var. stevenii (Andrz. ex Besser) Lange
  RAACT2 Ranunculus acris L. var. typicus G. Beck
  RAACV Ranunculus acris L. var. villosus (Drab.) S.M. Coles
  RABO3 Ranunculus boreanus Jord.
 

Distribution:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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

Related Taxa:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus, 3 subspecies and varieties in Ranunculus acris L.
 

Classification:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

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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 acris L. – tall buttercup
Variety Ranunculus acris L. var. acris – showy buttercup
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

The related entity italicized and indented above 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Montana:
Ranunculus acris
tall buttercup              Category 2 noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

Ranunculus acris
meadow buttercup
tall buttercup

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

Ranunculus acris:

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
FAC+,FACW FAC+ FACW FACW- FACW FACW NO FACW FACW FACW- FACW FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 194927.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Ranunculus acris L. var. acris

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

University of Northern British Colombia: image

 
 
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