Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 551. 1753.
Origin: Introduced
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA3: "Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus is a serious weed of watercourses and marshy fields. It is a naturalized weed in western North America; it is not clear whether it is native in the eastern part of the continent or was introduced from Europe."
Last updated 8/31/2009 by David Giblin.