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Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus

not marked as a favorite taxon Ranunculus micranthus Nuttall. Common name: Small-flowered Buttercup, Rock Buttercup. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Rich bottomland forests, also upslope on mesic to dry forests and rock outcrops over mafic or calcareous substrates. Distribution: MA west to SD, south to e. VA, c. NC, sc. TN, WV, OH, and OK.

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Subgenus: Auricomus. Section: Auricomus.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA3, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, W, WV, Keener (1976); = n/a — Tat; > Ranunculus micranthus Nutt. var. cymbalistes (Greene) Fernald — F; > Ranunculus micranthus Nutt. var. delitescens (Greene) Fernald — F; > Ranunculus micranthus Nutt. var. micranthus — F. Basionym: Ranunculus micranthus Nutt. 1838

Links to other floras: = Ranunculus micranthus - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image #1 of Ranunculus micranthus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Ranunculus micranthus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Ranunculus micranthus© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Ranunculus micranthus© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷

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