Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup)

Ranunculus repens

Ranunculus repens L.

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

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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Ranunculus repens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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

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

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

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

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