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Ranunculus acriformis

Gray

Sharpleaf Buttercup

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138689

Element CodePDRAN0L020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRanunculales

FamilyRanunculaceae

GenusRanunculus

Other Common Names

sharpleaf buttercup (EN)

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

This record represents the broad concept of Ranunculus acriformis including R. acriformis var. aestivalis, and two other varieties (var. acriformis and var. montanensis) following Kartesz (1994) and FNA (vol. 3, 1997). In contrast, Van Buren et al. (1994) recognize R. aestivalis and R. acriformis as distinct species, a view followed by Kartesz (1999).

Conservation Status

Review Date1984-11-29

Change Date1984-11-29

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S3	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Idaho (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Borah Peak	Salmon-Challis National Forest	130,463
Lemhi Range	Salmon-Challis National Forest	308,533

References (5)

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.
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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2020. 2020 Autumn buttercup 5-Year Status Review. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Utah Ecological Services Field Office.
Van Buren, R., K.T. Harper, W.R. Andersen, D.J. Stanton, S. Seyoum, and J.L. England. 1994. Evaluating the relationship of autumn buttercup (Ranunculus acriformis var. aestivalis) to some close congeners using random amplified polymorphic DNA. American Journal of Botany 81(4):514-519.