PLANTS Profile for Ranunculus alismifolius (plantainleaf buttercup)

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Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.
plantainleaf buttercup

Symbol:

RAAL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.

William & Wilma Follette. 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 alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.

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Distribution:
Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.


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USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. var. alismellus A. Gray. . Image Available.

Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus
plantainleaf buttercup

Distribution of Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. var. alismifolius. . Image Available.

Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius
plantainleaf buttercup

Distribution of Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. var. davisii L.D. Benson. .

Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii
Davis' buttercup

Distribution of Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. var. montanus S. Watson. .

Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus
waterplantain buttercup

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.

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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 alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. – plantainleaf buttercup

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18585.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 03:57 AM CST