Ranunculus repens (Creeping buttercup)

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Magnoliidae	Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order	Ranunculales	Basal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
Family	Ranunculaceae	Buttercup family
Genus	Ranunculus	From Latin rana, “little frog,” because many species grow in moist places
Species	repens	Having creeping and rooting stems

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5/23/2016 · Wildflower Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire

5/23/2016 · Wildflower Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire

7/15/2012 · Fort Point State Park, Stockton Springs, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

6/10/2016 · Lobster Cove Trail, Monhegan Island, Maine

Ranunculus repens L. var. degeneratus Schur

Ranunculus repens L. var. erectus DC.

Ranunculus repens L. var. glabratus DC.

Ranunculus repens L. var. linearilobus DC.

Ranunculus repens L. var. pleniflorus Fernald

Ranunculus repens L. var. typicus G. Beck

Ranunculus repens L. var. villosus Lamotte

Ranunculus repens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.

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5/17/2016 · Worcester Road Trails, Beaver Br, Hollis, New Hampshire

5/17/2016 · Worcester Road Trails, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire

6/10/2016 · Lobster Cove Trail, Monhegan Island, Maine

6/10/2016 · Lobster Cove Trail, Monhegan Island, Maine

7/15/2012 · Fort Point State Park, Stockton Springs, Maine
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm)

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