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Ranunculus pygmaeus

Wahlenb.

Dwarf Buttercup

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137997

Element CodePDRAN0L280

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

Pygmy Buttercup (EN) pygmy buttercup (EN) Renoncule naine (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) does not distinguish infrataxa in this species.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-25

Change Date1989-12-13

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Labrador	S3	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S1	Yes
Washington	SU	Yes
Idaho	S1	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Montana	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Brabazon Addition	Tongass National Forest	498,819
Yakutat Forelands	Tongass National Forest	323,648

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.