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Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Ranunculus repens Linnaeus. Common name: Creeping Buttercup, Meg-many-feet. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Low meadows, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Subgenus: Ranunculus. Section: Polyanthemos.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA3, G, GW2, K1, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tx, Va, W, Keener (1976); > Ranunculus repens L. var. degeneratus Schur — C, Il, NS; > Ranunculus repens L. var. glabratus DC. — C, F, NS; > Ranunculus repens L. var. linearilobus DC. — F; > Ranunculus repens L. var. pleniflorus Fernald — F, WV; > Ranunculus repens L. var. repens — C, F, Il, NS, WV; > Ranunculus repens L. var. villosus Lamotte — F. Basionym: Ranunculus repens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Ranunculus repens - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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