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Ranunculus flammula

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Lesser Spearwort

G5Secure Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140931
Element CodePDRAN0L0X0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusRanunculus
Other Common Names
greater creeping spearwort (EN) Greater Creeping Spearwort (EN) Renoncule flammette (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 3, 1997) treats Ranunculus flammula, with three varieties: R. flammula var. flammula, R. filiformis var. ovalis, and R. flammula var. reptans (=R. flammula var. filiformis).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-08-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
ArizonaS3Yes
NevadaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
North DakotaS1Yes
West VirginiaS1Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
IdahoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
New YorkSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mt. HoffmanModoc National Forest9,780
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. BaldyHelena National Forest16,362
Oregon (7)
AreaForestAcres
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
WaldoDeschutes National Forest4,973
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
Togwotee PassShoshone National Forest7,344
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.