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Ranunculus gmelinii DC.
Gmelin's buttercup

       
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Photo of Ranunculus gmelinii DC.
Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ranunculus gmelinii DC.

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Synonyms:
Ranunculus gmelinii DC.

  RAGMP2 Ranunculus gmelinii DC. ssp. purshii (Richardson) Hultén
  RAGMH Ranunculus gmelinii DC. var. hookeri (D. Don) L.D. Benson
  RAGML Ranunculus gmelinii DC. var. limosus (Nutt.) H. Hara
  RAGMP3 Ranunculus gmelinii DC. var. prolificus (Fernald) H. Hara
  RAGMP Ranunculus gmelinii DC. var. purshii (Richardson) H. Hara
  RAGMT2 Ranunculus gmelinii DC. var. terrestris (Ledeb.) L.D. Benson
  RAGMT Ranunculus gmelinii DC. var. typicus L.D. Benson
  RAHYT Ranunculus hyperboreus Rottb. var. tuquetilianus Polunin p.p.
  RALI2 Ranunculus limosus Nutt.
  RAPU3 Ranunculus purshii Richardson
 

Distribution:
Ranunculus gmelinii DC.

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USA (AK, CO, IA, ID, IL, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Ranunculus gmelinii DC.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus
 

Classification:
Ranunculus gmelinii DC.

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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 gmelinii DC. – Gmelin's buttercup
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ranunculus gmelinii DC.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are 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.

Maine:
small yellow water crowfoot              Threatened
Wisconsin:
Ranunculus gmelinii var. hookeri
small yellow water crowfoot              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ranunculus gmelinii DC.

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
FACW,OBL FACW NO FACW+ FACW+ FACW NO OBL FACW+ FACW NO FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus gmelinii DC.

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 504726.

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

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

 
 
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