Plants Profile for Ranunculus pedatifidus (surefoot buttercup)

General Information
Symbol:	RAPE
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	AK N CAN N GL N L48 N
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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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: 108. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

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 pedatifidus Sm. – surefoot buttercup

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Ranunculus pedatifidus . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Native

Introduced

Native and Introduced

Distribution of <i>Ranunculus pedatifidus</i> Sm. var. <i>affinis</i> (R. Br.) L.D. Benson

Ranunculus pedatifidus var. affinis
northern buttercup

Distribution of <i>Ranunculus pedatifidus</i> Sm. var. <i>pedatifidus</i> Sm. [excluded]

Ranunculus pedatifidus var. pedatifidus
surefoot buttercup

Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status