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Ranunculus acris L.
tall buttercup
Symbol: RAAC3
Group: Dicot
Family: Ranunculaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native and Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Ranunculus acris (tall buttercup) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 111. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for RAAC3
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Plant Distribution by State

Ranunculus acris L.

RAAC3

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Related Taxa:
Ranunculus acris L.

View 26 genera in Ranunculaceae, 84 species in Ranunculus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Ranunculus acris var. acris. Introduced. Distribution of Ranunculus acris var. frigidus. Native.      
Ranunculus acris var. acris
showy buttercup		 Ranunculus acris var. frigidus
tall buttercup		      
Nativity color legend

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Classification:
Ranunculus acris L.

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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 acris L. – tall buttercup

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Noxious Weed Information:
Ranunculus acris L.
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 noxious weed list for that location.
Montana:
        tall buttercup     Category 2 noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Ranunculus acris L.
        tall buttercup
        meadow buttercup
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Ranunculus acris L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Ranunculus acris L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC+,FACW FAC+ FACW FACW- FACW FACW NO FACW FACW FACW- FACW FACW NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus acris L.

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 18583.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Ranunculus acris L.

    Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)
    University of Northern British Colombia: image
    WeedScience.com: diagnostic images

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