Ranunculus

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Contains 26 accepted taxa overall.

Family:	Ranunculaceae
Common Name:	buttercup

Classification

Division	Equisetophyta
Class	Equisetopsida
Sub Class	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae
Genus	*Ranunculus*

Citation

Citation	**
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species

Scientific Name	Common Name
Ranunculus abortivus	kidney-leaved buttercup, kidney-leaved crowfoot
Ranunculus acris	tall buttercup, tall crowfoot
Ranunculus allegheniensis	Allegheny buttercup, Allegheny crowfoot
Ranunculus ambigens	American spearwort, American crowfoot
Ranunculus arvensis	corn buttercup, corn crowfoot
Ranunculus bulbosus	bulbous buttercup, bulbous crowfoot
Ranunculus caricetorum	northern swamp buttercup, northern swamp crowfoot
Ranunculus cymbalaria	seaside buttercup, seaside crowfoot
Ranunculus fascicularis	early buttercup, early crowfoot
Ranunculus flabellaris	yellow water buttercup, yellow water crowfoot
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis	wider-leaved creeping spearwort
Ranunculus flammula var. reptans	narrow-leaved creeping spearwort
Ranunculus hispidus	woodland buttercup, woodland crowfoot
Ranunculus longirostris	long-beaked white water buttercup
Ranunculus micranthus	small-flowered buttercup, small-flowered crowfoot
Ranunculus muricatus	rough-fruited buttercup, rough-fruited crowfoot
Ranunculus pensylvanicus	bristly buttercup, bristly crowfoot
Ranunculus pusillus	low spearwort
Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus	hooked buttercup, hooked crowfoot
Ranunculus repens	creeping buttercup, creeping crowfoot
Ranunculus rhomboideus	prairie buttercup, prairie crowfoot
Ranunculus sardous	hairy buttercup, hairy crowfoot
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus	cursed buttercup, cursed crowfoot
Ranunculus septentrionalis	southern swamp buttercup, southern swamp crowfoot
Ranunculus trichophyllus	white water buttercup

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Citation Information:

Werier, David, Kyle Webster, Troy Weldy, Andrew Nelson, Richard Mitchell†, and Robert Ingalls†. 2023 New York Flora Atlas. [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. New York Flora Association, Albany, New York.

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