Ranunculus sceleratus

L.

Cursed Crowfoot

G5Secure Found in 30 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153299
Element CodePDRAN0L2G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusRanunculus
Other Common Names
Cursed Buttercup (EN) cursed buttercup (EN) Renoncule scélérate (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 Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-08-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
AlbertaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS5Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
DelawareS5Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
TexasSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
KentuckySNRYes
OhioSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
MississippiSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
VermontS3Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
MarylandSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
UtahSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ConnecticutS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (30)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Reservation DivideLolo National Forest16,908
Snowcrest MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,649
New Mexico (5)
AreaForestAcres
Apache Kid ContiguousCibola National Forest67,542
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
San JoseCibola National Forest16,950
Utah (9)
AreaForestAcres
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
Burch CreekWasatch-Cache National Forest6,938
Clarkston Mtn.Caribou National Forest7,099
Lewis PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest11,616
PavantFishlake National Forest42,560
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
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.