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Ranunculus

buttercup, crowfoot, water-buttercup

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Origin: Native

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Description:

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Accepted Name:

Ranunculus
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 548. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 243, 1754.

Synonyms & Misapplications:

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Species in Ranunculus:

Ranunculus abortivus – kidney-leaf buttercup Occurring in the northeastern region of Washington; Yukon Territory to the southern Rocky Mountains and Gulf Coast, east to the Atlantic coast.
Ranunculus acris – meadow buttercup Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across the northern part of the U.S. and Canada to eastern North America.
Ranunculus alismifolius – plantain-leaved buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
var. alismellus – dwarf plantain-leaved buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington Kittitas County o California, east to Idaho and southwestern Montana.
var. alismifolius – plantain-leaved buttercup Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to northeastern California, east to Idaho and southwestern Montana.
var. hartwegii – Hartweg's buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada.
Ranunculus aquatilis – white western buttercup, water crowfoot, white water crowfoot Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
var. aquatilis – white water buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Wyoming, and Utah.
var. diffusus – water buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Ranunculus arvensis – field buttercup, hungerweed Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Utah; also in areas of central and eastern U.S.
Ranunculus basalticus – basalt buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Kittitas, Yakima, and Klickitat counties.
Ranunculus bulbosus – St. Anthony's-turnip, bulbous buttercup Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, also widespread in eastern North America.
Ranunculus californicus – California buttercup Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the northwestern coast in Washington; British Columbia to California.
var. californicus – California buttercup Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the northwestern coast in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Ranunculus cardiophyllus – heart-leaf buttercup Reported from northeastern Washington, but no specimens have been seen; eastern British Columbia, south in the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico, east to Alberta and the northern Great Plains.
Ranunculus eschscholtzii – subalpine buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
var. eschscholtzii – Eschscholtz buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
var. suksdorfii – Suksdorf's buttercup Occurring in the Olympic and Cascades mountains in Washington; southeastern British Columbia to northwest California, east to Alberta, Idaho, and northwestern Wyoming.
Ranunculus flabellaris – yellow water buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to northern California, east to the Rocky Mountain states and in central and eastern North America.
Ranunculus flammula – creeping buttercup, lesser spearwort Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
var. flammula – creeping spearwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho; also in eastern North America and Eurasia.
var. ovalis – creeping spearwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern Alaska to California and New Mexico, east across southern Canada and northern U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
var. reptans – creeping spearwort Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to northern Washington, east to Idaho and Wyoming, and further east to the Atlantic Coast; also in Eurasia.
Ranunculus glaberrimus – sagebrush buttercup Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington, with disjunct populations in the northeast Olympic Mountains and Ross Lake area of Whatcom County; British Columbia to northern California, east to the Great Plains.
var. ellipticus – sagebrush buttercup Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington, but disjunct in the Olympic Mountains; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
var. glaberrimus – sagebrush buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to northern California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Ranunculus gmelinii – Gmelin's buttercup, small yellow water buttercup Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to Nevada, east to the Rocky Mountains, and across Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
Ranunculus grayi – arctic buttercup Occurring in the Olympics and Cascades mountains in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to Alberta, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
Ranunculus hebecarpus – downy buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Baja California, east to Idaho and Arizona.
Ranunculus inamoenus – graceful buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; British Columbia to Nevada and Arizona, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, also in scattered areas of the northern Great Plains.
var. inamoenus – unlovely buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; British Columbia to Nevada and Arizona, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, also in scattered areas of the northern Great Plains.
Ranunculus macounii – Macoun's buttercup Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains and central Canada; also in Canadian Maritimes.
Ranunculus muricatus – spiny-fruit buttercup Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Washington to California, east across North America in scattered locations.
Ranunculus occidentalis – western buttercup Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta and Nevada.
var. occidentalis – western buttercup Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Alaska to California, and east to the Blue mountains in Oregon
Ranunculus orthorhynchus – straight-beak buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southeastern Alaska to California, east to Idaho, western Montana, western Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.
var. orthorhynchus – straight-beak buttercup Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southeastern Alaska and British Columbia to California.
var. platyphyllus – straight-beak buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, western Montana, western Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.
Ranunculus parviflorus – small-flower buttercup Sparingly introduced to lowlands of west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California; also in the southeastern U.S.
Ranunculus pensylvanicus – Pennsylvania buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascade crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington, Idaho and Montana; also in eastern North America and scattered areas in the Southwest.
Ranunculus populago – mountain buttercup Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and western Montana.
Ranunculus pygmaeus – dwarf buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in north-central Washington; Alaska to Washington, Idaho and the Rocky Mountains, east across northern Canada to Greenland, and Europe.
Ranunculus repens – creeping buttercup Occurring throughout Washington, but more common west of the Cascades crest; Alaska to California and Utah, and from central plains of U.S. to Labrador.
Ranunculus sardous – hairy buttercup Occurring west of the Cascade in Washington; British Columbia to northern California; also in the eastern United States, Europe, Australia and Pacific Islands.
Ranunculus sceleratus – blister buttercup, celery-leaved buttercup, celery-leaved crowfoot Widely distributed throughout much of Washington; widely distributed throughout much of North America.
var. multifidus – celery-leaved buttercup
var. sceleratus – celery-leaved buttercup
Ranunculus triternatus – Dalles Mountain buttercup, obscure buttercup Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where known from Klickitat County; south-central Washington to Wasco County, Oregon.
Ranunculus uncinatus – little buttercup Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.

Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Ranunculus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Ranunculus checklist entry

OregonFlora: Ranunculus information

E-Flora BC: Ranunculus atlas page

CalPhotos: Ranunculus photos

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