PLANTS Profile for Ranunculus aestivalis (fall buttercup)

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Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper
fall buttercup

Symbol:

RAAE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper

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Synonyms:
Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper

	RAACA	Ranunculus acriformis A. Gray var. aestivalis L.D. Benson
	RAACA4	Ranunculus acris L. var. aestivalis (L.D. Benson) S.L. Welsh

Distribution:
Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper


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USA (UT)

Related Taxa:
Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus

Classification:
Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper

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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 aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper – fall buttercup

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper

The synonyms 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.

United States:
Ranunculus acriformis var. aestivalis
autumn buttercup		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D. Benson) Van Buren & Harper

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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 508016.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 01:40 PM CST