PLANTS Profile for Ranunculus platensis (prairie buttercup)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Invasive and Noxious Weeds
	Links
	Plant Materials Publications
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists
	PLANTS Posters



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Other NRCS Tech Resources
	VegSpec

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Ranunculus platensis Spreng.
prairie buttercup

Symbol:

RAPL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Ranunculus platensis Spreng.

See all the Ranunculus thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Distribution:
Ranunculus platensis Spreng.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, TX)

Related Taxa:
Ranunculus platensis Spreng.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus

Classification:
Ranunculus platensis Spreng.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 platensis Spreng. – prairie buttercup

Introduced Information:
Ranunculus platensis Spreng.

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.

Scientific 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
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 platensis Spreng.

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus platensis Spreng.

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 taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18638.

Time Generated: 10/08/2008 12:09 AM MDT