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Ranunculus abortivus

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Kidneyleaf Buttercup

G5Secure Found in 14 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159481
Element CodePDRAN0L010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusRanunculus
Other Common Names
Littleleaf Buttercup (EN) littleleaf buttercup (EN) Renoncule abortive (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-28
Change Date1984-08-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSHYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
NunavutS2Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisS5Yes
New MexicoS1Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
New YorkS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasS4Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
IowaS5Yes
IndianaS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (14)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Ben GapChattahoochee National Forest1,292
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
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.