Plants Profile for Ranunculus cymbalaria (alkali buttercup)

General Information
Symbol:	RACY
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	AK N CAN N GL N L48 N SPM N
Characteristics
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NY, Dulce. Usage Requirements.

Patrick J. Alexander. Usage Requirements.

Sheri Hagwood. USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM). United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. June 3, 2004. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 117. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
CYCY9	Cyrtorhyncha cymbalaria (Pursh) Britton
CYCYA	Cyrtorhyncha cymbalaria (Pursh) Britton ssp. alpina (Hook.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
HACY2	Halerpestes cymbalaria (Pursh) Greene
HACYS	Halerpestes cymbalaria (Pursh) Greene ssp. saximontana (Fernald) Moldenke
RACYS2	Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh ssp. saximontanus (Fernald) Thorne
RACYA	Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh var. alpinus Hook.
RACYS	Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh var. saximontanus Fernald
RACYT	Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh var. typicus L.D. Benson

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 cymbalaria Pursh – alkali buttercup

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is 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 seaside crowfoot Endangered
Illinois seaside crowfoot Endangered
Michigan seaside crowfoot Threatened
New Jersey seaside buttercup Endangered
New York seaside crowfoot Endangered
Rhode Island seaside buttercup Historical
Wisconsin seaside crowfoot Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

CYCY9 Cyrtorhyncha cymbalaria (Pursh) Britton

North America
Alaska	OBL
Arid West	OBL
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Great Plains	OBL
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	OBL