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)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseySNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
MichiganSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
ConnecticutS3Yes
WyomingS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
IllinoisS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
FloridaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
NevadaS3Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
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.