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Ranunculus flammula Linnaeus var. reptans (Linnaeus) E. Meyer. Subgenus: Auricomus. Section: Flammula. Common name: Creeping Spearwort. Habitat: Shallow water. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to NJ, WV, MI, MN, and WY.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA3, K4, NE, NY, Pa; = Ranunculus flammula L. var. filiformis (Michx.) Hook. — C, G, NS; = Ranunculus reptans L. — Mi, POWO; = Ranunculus reptans L. var. reptans — F. Basionym: Ranunculus reptans L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Ranunculus flammula var. reptans - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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