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Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassMagnoliidaeIncludes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
OrderRanunculalesBasal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
FamilyRanunculaceaeButtercup family
GenusRanunculusFrom Latin rana, “little frog,” because many species grow in moist places
SpeciesrepensHaving creeping and rooting stems

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Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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

Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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

Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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

Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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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Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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

Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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

Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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

Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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

Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

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

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