PLANTS Profile for Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus (cursed buttercup)

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PLANTS Profile

Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.
cursed buttercup

Symbol:

RASCM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.

RASCM3

Ranunculus sceleratus L. ssp. multifidus (Nutt.) Hultén

Distribution:
Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus, 2 varieties in Ranunculus sceleratus L.

Classification:
Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.

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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 sceleratus L. – cursed buttercup
Variety	Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt. – cursed buttercup

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.

The related entities 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.

Connecticut:
Ranunculus sceleratus
cursed crowfoot		Special Concern
Rhode Island:
Ranunculus sceleratus
cursed crowfoot		Special Concern

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.

Ranunculus sceleratus:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 2

Reg. 3

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Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus sceleratus L. var. multifidus Nutt.

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 529980.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 06:32 AM CDT