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Ranunculus macauleyi

Gray

Rocky Mountain Buttercup

G4Apparently Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136785

Element CodePDRAN0L1L0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRanunculales

FamilyRanunculaceae

GenusRanunculus

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) does not distinguish infrataxa in this species.

Conservation Status

Review Date2000-01-03

Change Date2000-01-03

Edition Date1991-04-29

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn (1991), rev. L. Morse (1995)

Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Occurs in a fairly narrow range of northern New Mexico and Colorado, apparently in alpine habitat only. Resonably frequent in Colorado.

Range Extent Comments

Southwestern Colorado and northern New Mexico. Also in Otero Co. in southern New Mexico.

Occurrences Comments

There are 58 Colorado specimens at the CU Herbarium (4/99).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Meadows in the higher mountains (Martin and Hutchins, 1980).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (12)

Colorado (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bristol Head	Rio Grande NF	46,087
Hermosa	San Juan NF	148,103
Pole Mountain / Finger Mesa	Rio Grande NF	43,863
San Miguel	San Juan NF	64,263
Storm Peak	San Juan NF	57,617

New Mexico (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study Area	Carson National Forest	43,739
Falls	Santa Fe National Forest	2,477
Latir Peak	Carson National Forest	3,573
Pecos	Carson National Forest	13,436
Pecos WS River	Santa Fe National Forest	5,396
Thompson Peak	Santa Fe National Forest	33,001
Wheeler Peak Wilderness	Carson National Forest	2,677

References (2)

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.