PLANTS Profile for Ranunculus laxicaulis (Mississippi buttercup)

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Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby
Mississippi buttercup

Symbol:

RALA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby

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Synonyms:
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby

	RAFLL	Ranunculus flammula L. var. laxicaulis Torr. & A. Gray
	RALAM	Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby var. mississippiensis (Small) L.D. Benson
	RAMI3	Ranunculus mississippiensis Small
	RASU3	Ranunculus subcordatus E.O. Beal
	RATE6	Ranunculus texensis Engelm.

Distribution:
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby


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Related Taxa:
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus

Classification:
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby

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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 laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby – Mississippi buttercup

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby

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Indiana:
Mississippi buttercup		Endangered

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Ranunculus subcordatus: