Ranunculus gmelinii

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species:
R. gmelinii
Binomial name
Ranunculus gmelinii
Synonyms

Ranunculus limosus Nutt.
Ranunculus purshii Richardson

Ranunculus gmelinii, Gmelin's buttercup[1] or small yellow water-crowfoot,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across Canada and the northern and higher-elevation regions of the United States.[2][3] It is also present in Eurasia.[3]

This species is a perennial herb growing prostrate stems on moist ground or floating stems in shallow water. It is hairy to hairless. The leaf blades are round or kidney-shaped and are divided into three parts that may be subdivided. The yellow petals are 4 to 14 millimeters long. Ranunculus gmelinii occurs in wetland habitats and on shorelines.[3]

The plant is not a threatened species,[2] but it becomes rare in the habitat on the edges of its range; it is protected as a threatened plant in the state of Maine, and var. hookeri is a state-listed endangered plant in Wisconsin.[4] It is listed as an endangered species in Newfoundland and Labrador.[5]

This species was named in honor of Johann Georg Gmelin (1709-1755).[6]

References

  1. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ranunculus gmelinii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Ranunculus gmelinii. NatureServe. 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Ranunculus gmelinii. Flora of North America.
  4. ↑ Ranunculus gmelinii. USDA PLANTS.
  5. ↑ "Nine Species Protected Under the Province's Endangered Species Act". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. April 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ Ranunculus gmelinii. Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.
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