Ranunculaceae — Buttercup Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus illyricus L.

Ranunculus illyricus L.

Ranunculus illyricus L.

Ranunculus illyricus is a protected, perennial yellow-flowered herb in the buttercup family native to Hungarian grasslands and pastures.

Ranunculus lanuginosus L.

Ranunculus lanuginosus L.

Ranunculus lanuginosus L.

Ranunculus lanuginosus is a toxic perennial herbaceous buttercup native to central and southern Europe and the Caucasus.

Ranunculus lappaceus Sm.

Ranunculus lappaceus Sm.

Ranunculus lappaceus Sm.

Ranunculus lappaceus is a perennial buttercup herb native to eastern Australia that bears yellow spring and summer flowers.

Ranunculus lingua L.

Ranunculus lingua L.

Ranunculus lingua L.

Ranunculus lingua L., or greater spearwort, is a perennial wetland plant native to Europe and western Asia, rated globally Least Concern.

Ranunculus lyallii Hook.fil.

Ranunculus lyallii Hook.fil.

Ranunculus lyallii Hook.fil.

Ranunculus lyallii is the largest buttercup species, a giant endemic perennial flower iconic to New Zealand's alpine areas.

Ranunculus micranthus (A.Gray) Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Ranunculus micranthus (A.Gray) Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Ranunculus micranthus (A.Gray) Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Ranunculus micranthus, rock buttercup, is a North American buttercup native to much of the eastern United States.

Ranunculus multifidus Forssk.

Ranunculus multifidus Forssk.

Ranunculus multifidus Forssk.

Ranunculus multifidus is a widespread buttercup native to Africa, Madagascar and Arabia, used in traditional medicine.

Ranunculus muricatus L.

Ranunculus muricatus L.

Ranunculus muricatus L.

Ranunculus muricatus (rough-fruited or spinyfruit buttercup) is a weedy European buttercup introduced widely across the globe.

Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt.

Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt.

Ranunculus occidentalis Nutt.

Ranunculus occidentalis, the western buttercup, is a North American buttercup species with traditional indigenous uses.

Ranunculus parviflorus Loefl.

Ranunculus parviflorus Loefl.

Ranunculus parviflorus Loefl.

Ranunculus parviflorus Loefl. is a small annual hairy herb that produces tiny yellow flowers and is becoming rarer in southern Irish fields.

Ranunculus peltatus Schrank

Ranunculus peltatus Schrank

Ranunculus peltatus Schrank

Ranunculus peltatus, or pond water-crowfoot, is an aquatic herb native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.

Ranunculus pensylvanicus L.fil.

Ranunculus pensylvanicus L.fil.

Ranunculus pensylvanicus L.fil.

Ranunculus pensylvanicus is a North American native flowering plant in the buttercup family, with several common names.

Ranunculus platanifolius L.

Ranunculus platanifolius L.

Ranunculus platanifolius L.

Ranunculus platanifolius (large white buttercup) is a toxic herbaceous European mountain plant with white flowers.

Ranunculus polyanthemos L.

Ranunculus polyanthemos L.

Ranunculus polyanthemos L.

Ranunculus polyanthemos is a flowering plant species in the Ranunculaceae family native from Europe to the Russian Far East and Iran.

Ranunculus propinquus C.A.Mey.

Ranunculus propinquus C.A.Mey.

Ranunculus propinquus C.A.Mey.

Ranunculus propinquus is a flowering plant in Ranunculaceae native from eastern European Russia to China.

Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

Low spearwort (Ranunculus pusillus) is a semi-aquatic perennial buttercup native to the US.

Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.

Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.

Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.

Ranunculus recurvatus is a herbaceous perennial native to eastern North American moist deciduous woods.

Ranunculus reflexus Garn.-Jones

Ranunculus reflexus Garn.-Jones

Ranunculus reflexus Garn.-Jones

Ranunculus reflexus is an endemic New Zealand buttercup species with multiple common names.

Ranunculus repens L.

Ranunculus repens L.

Ranunculus repens L.

Ranunculus repens L. (creeping buttercup) is a stoloniferous poisonous perennial buttercup, often a weedy invasive ornamental.

Ranunculus reptans L.

Ranunculus reptans L.

Ranunculus reptans L.

Ranunculus reptans is a flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae family native to Northern Hemisphere Subarctic and temperate zones.

Ranunculus sardous Crantz

Ranunculus sardous Crantz

Ranunculus sardous Crantz

Ranunculus sardous Crantz, or hairy buttercup, is a European herb introduced as a weed across much of the world.

Ranunculus sceleratus L.

Ranunculus sceleratus L.

Ranunculus sceleratus L.

Ranunculus sceleratus is a highly toxic annual buttercup with a wide northern hemisphere distribution plus presence in Australia and New Zealand.

Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix

Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix

Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix

Ranunculus trichophyllus is a Northern Hemisphere aquatic buttercup with white five-petaled flowers found in slow-moving freshwater.

Ranunculus uncinatus D.Don ex G.Don

Ranunculus uncinatus D.Don ex G.Don

Ranunculus uncinatus D.Don ex G.Don

Ranunculus uncinatus D.Don ex G.Don is a yellow-flowered perennial herb found in a range of North American habitats from valleys to lower subalpine.

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