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Ranunculus arvensis L.
corn buttercup
Symbol: RAAR3
Group: Dicot
Family: Ranunculaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Ranunculus arvensis (corn 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: 115. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
RAAR3 Ranunculus arvensis L.
 

RAART2

Ranunculus arvensis L. var. tuberculatus (DC.) Koch
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State Distributional Map for RAAR3
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Plant Distribution by State

Ranunculus arvensis L.

RAAR3

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Related Taxa:
Ranunculus arvensis L.

View 26 genera in Ranunculaceae, 84 species in Ranunculus

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Classification:
Ranunculus arvensis 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 arvensis L. – corn buttercup

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Invasive Information:
Ranunculus arvensis L.
        corn 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.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Introduced Information:
Ranunculus arvensis 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.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Ranunculus arvensis 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
UPL,FAC NI FAC FAC NO FACU NO NO FACU UPL NI* NO NO NO

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus arvensis L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
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 18592.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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