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Ranunculus ficaria L.
fig buttercup

       
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Ranunculus ficaria L.

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Distribution:
Ranunculus ficaria L.

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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 (CT, DC, DE, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NF, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Ranunculus ficaria 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 ficaria L. var. bulbifera Marsden-Jones. .
Ranunculus ficaria var. bulbifera
fig buttercup
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Ranunculus ficaria 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 ficaria L. – fig buttercup
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ranunculus ficaria 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
fig buttercup              Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
lesser celandine, fig buttercup              Prohibited
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ranunculus ficaria L.

fig buttercup

This plant 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.
 

Introduced Information:
Ranunculus ficaria L.

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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More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus ficaria L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18603.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Ranunculus ficaria L.

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

 
 
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