List of Ranunculus species

Ranunculus is a genus of about 600 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts, water crowfoots and the lesser celandine.

List of species

A
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus abaensis W.T.Wang 1987 = R. indivisus var. abaensis[1]
Ranunculus abchasicus Freyn ex Sommier & Levier 1893[2][3]
Ranunculus abnormis Cutanda & Willk. 1859
Ranunculus abortivus L. 1753
  • var. abortivus
  • var. australis Brandegee 1894
  • ssp. acrolasius (Fernald) Kapoor & Löve = R. abortivus
  • var. acrolasius Fernald = R. abortivus
  • var. eucyclus Fernald = R. abortivus
  • var. indivisus Fernald = R. abortivus
  • var. harveyi A. Gray = R. harveyi[4]
  • Little-leaf buttercup,
  • Small-flower crowfoot,
  • Kidney-leaf buttercup,
  • Small-flowered buttercup
Ranunculus acaulis DC. 1817[5]
  • Dune buttercup,
  • Sand buttercup,
  • Shore buttercup
Ranunculus acer auct. = Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus acetosellifolius Boiss. 1838
Ranunculus aconitifolius L. 1753
  • Aconite-leaf buttercup
Ranunculus acraeus Heenan & P.J.Lockh. 2006
  • Cartman's buttercup
Ranunculus acriformis A.Gray 1886[6]
  • Sharpleaf buttercup
  • var. acriformis
  • Sharpleaf buttercup
  • var. aestivalis L.D.Benson 1948[7]
  • Autumn buttercup[8]
  • Autumn sharp buttercup,
  • Autumn-fir buttercup,
  • Fall buttercup
  • var. montanensis (Rydb.) L.D.Benson
  • Mountain sharp buttercup
Ranunculus acris L. 1753
  • var. acris
  • var. frigidus Regel
  • Common buttercup,
  • Meadow buttercup,
  • Tall buttercup
Ranunculus acutidentatus Rupr. = Ranunculus acutilobus
Ranunculus acutilobus Ledeb. 1753
Ranunculus adoneus A.Gray 1863
  • var. adoneus
  • var. alpinus (S.Watson) L.D.Benson 1941
  • ssp. huetii P.H.Davis
  • Alpine buttercup
Ranunculus adoxifolius Hand.-Mazz. 1939
Ranunculus aduncus Gren. 1847
Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D.Benson) Van Buren & K.T.Harper 1994 = R. acriformis var. aestivalis[7][8]
Ranunculus ageri Bertol. 1819
Ranunculus albertii Regel & Schmalh. 1877
Ranunculus alismellus (A. Gray) Greene 1892 = R. alismifolius var. alismellus
Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. 1849
  • var. alismellus A.Gray 1868
  • var. alismifolius
  • var. davisii L.D.Benson 1948
  • var. hartwegii (Greene) Jeps. 1922
  • var. lemmonii (A.Gray) L.D.Benson 1936
  • var. montanus S.Watson 1871
  • Plantainleaf buttercup
Ranunculus allegheniensis Britton 1895
  • Allegheny Mountain buttercup
Ranunculus allenii B.L.Rob. 1905
  • Allen's buttercup
Ranunculus alpestris L. 1753
  • Alpine buttercup
Ranunculus ambigens S.Watson 1878
  • Waterplantain spearwort
Ranunculus amphitrichus Colenso 1885
  • Small river buttercup
  • Southeastern Australia
Ranunculus amplexicaulis L.
  • Clasping-leaf buttercup
  • Iberian Peninsula[10]
Ranunculus andersonii A. Gray 1868
  • var. andersonii
  • var. juniperinus (Jones) S.L.Welsh 1986
  • var. tenellus S.Watson 1871
  • Anderson's buttercup
Ranunculus anemoneus F.Muell. 1855
  • Anemone buttercup[11]
  • Alpine regions of southeastern Australia
Ranunculus anemonifolius auct. = Ranunculus elegans
Ranunculus aquatilis L. 1753
  • var. aquatilis
  • var. arcticus Durand 1856
  • var. diffusus With. 1796
  • Common water-crowfoot,
  • White water-crowfoot
Ranunculus arizonicus Lemmon ex A. Gray 1886
  • var. arizonicus
  • var. subsagittatus A. Gray 1886
  • var. subaffinis A. Gray 1886
     = R. inamoenus var. subaffinis
  • Arizona buttercup
Ranunculus arvensis L. 1753
  • var. arvensis
  • var. tuberculatus DC.
  • var. echinatissimus (Blatt.) Qureshi & Chaudhri 1988 = R. arvensis
  • Corn buttercup,
  • Devil-on-all-sides,
  • Scratch bur
Ranunculus asiaticus L. 1753
  • Persian buttercup,
  • Persian crowfoot,
  • Asian buttercup
Ranunculus auricomus L. 1753
  • Goldilocks buttercup,
  • Greenland buttercup
Ranunculus austro-oreganus L.D.Benson 1954
  • Southern Oregon buttercup

B
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus barceloi Grau (1984)
Ranunculus baudotii
Ranunculus bilobus Bertol.
Ranunculus biternatus Sm.
  • Antarctic buttercup
  • Patagonia
  • Subantarctic islands
Ranunculus bonariensis Poir. 1804
  • Carter's buttercup
  • Chile,
  • Argentina,
  • Central California
Ranunculus borealis Trautv. 1860
Ranunculus bulbosus L.
  • St Anthony's turnip,
  • Bulbous buttercup
  • Europe
Ranunculus bullatus
  • Autumn buttercup
  • Mediterranean region
Ranunculus bupleuroides

C
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus californicus Benth.
  • California buttercup
  • California
Ranunculus canus Benth.
  • Sacramento Valley buttercup
  • California
Ranunculus cardiophyllus Hook.
  • Heartleaf buttercup
  • Western North America
Ranunculus carinthiacus
  • Carinthian buttercup
  • Europe
Ranunculus cassubicifolius
  • Europe
Ranunculus cassubicus
  • Kashubian buttercup
  • Eastern Europe
Ranunculus caucasicus
Ranunculus circinatus
  • Fan-leaved water-crowfoot
  • Europe
Ranunculus clivicola B.G.Briggs
  • Alpine regions of southeastern Australia
Ranunculus coloradensis (L. Benson) L. Benson
Ranunculus cooleyae Vasey & Rose 1893
  • Cooley's false buttercup
Ranunculus cordiger Viviani
Ranunculus cortusifolius Willd.
  • Azores buttercup
Ranunculus crassipes
  • Subantarctic buttercup
  • Subantarctic region
Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
  • Alkali buttercup,
  • Seaside buttercup
  • Eurasia,
  • North America,
  • South America

D
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus degenii Kümmerle & Jáv.
Ranunculus demissus DC.
Ranunculus densiciliatus W.T. Wang
Ranunculus dichotomus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
Ranunculus dielsianus Ulbr.
Ranunculus diffusus DC.
Ranunculus dingjieensis L. Liou
Ranunculus dissectifolius F.Muell. 1855
  • Alpine regions of southeastern Australia
Ranunculus dissectus M.Bieb.
Ranunculus distans Royle
Ranunculus dongrergensis Hand.-Mazz.
Ranunculus donianus Pritz.

E
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus elegans C. Koch 1841
Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schltdl. 1820
  • var. eschscholtzii
  • var. eximius (Greene) L.D.Benson
  • var. helleri (Rydb.) L.D. Benson
  • var. oxynotus (A. Gray) Jeps.
  • var. suksdorfii (A. Gray) L.D. Benson
  • var. trisectus (Eastw. ex B.L. Rob.) L.D.
  • var. adoneus (A.Gray) C.L.Hitchcock
     = Ranunculus adoneus
  • var. alpinus (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchcock
     = Ranunculus adoneus
  • Eschscholtz's buttercup
  • Western North America
Ranunculus extensus (Hook. f.) Schilbe. ex Engl. 1891

F
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus falcatus auct. non L.
  • Curveseed butterwort
Ranunculus fallax
  • Europe
Ranunculus fascicularis
  • Early buttercup
  • Eastern North America
Ranunculus ficaria
  • Fig buttercup,
  • Lesser celandine
  • Europe,
  • West Asia
Ranunculus flabellaris
  • Yellow water buttercup
  • North America
Ranunculus flammula
  • Lesser spearwort
Ranunculus fluitans
  • River water-crowfoot
  • Europe

G
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus glaberrimus
  • Sagebrush buttercup
  • Interior western North America
Ranunculus glacialis
  • Glacier crowfoot,
  • Glacier buttercup
  • Arctic-alpine Europe,
  • Siberia,
  • Alaska
Ranunculus gmelinii
  • Gmelin's buttercup
  • North America
Ranunculus gormanii
  • Gorman's buttercup
  • Oregon,
  • Northern California
Ranunculus gramineus
  • Grassy-leaved buttercup
  • Southern Europe

H
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus harveyi (A. Gray) Britton 1894[12]
  • var. australis (Brand) L.D. Benson
  • Harvey's buttercup[13]
  • south-central U.S.
Ranunculus hebecarpus Delicate buttercup Western North America
Ranunculus hederaceus Ivy-leaved Crowfoot Europe
Ranunculus hispidus Bristly buttercup,
Hispid buttercup,
Swamp buttercup		 Eastern North America
Ranunculus hybridus Hybrid buttercup European Alps
Ranunculus hydrocharoides Frogbit buttercup,
Frog's bit buttercup		 Western North America
Ranunculus hyperboreus Rottb. 1770 High northern buttercup Northern North America

I
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus illyricus L. 1753
= R. alexeenkoi Grossh.
= R. meridionalis Grossh.[14]		 Eastern Europe
Ranunculus indivisus (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz. 1939
  • var. abaensis (W.T.Wang) W.T.Wang 1995
  • var. indivisus[15]
Ranunculus inundatus R.Br. ex DC. river buttercup Southeastern Australia

J
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus japonicus Thunb. 1794
  • mao gen
Ranunculus jovis
  • Utah buttercup

K
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus kadzusensis
  • Asia
Ranunculus kuepferi

L
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus lanuginosus L. 1753
  • Ranunculus umbrosus Ten.
  • Woolly buttercup
Ranunculus lappaceus
  • Australian buttercup
  • Eastern Australia
Ranunculus lapponicus
  • Lapland buttercup
  • Arctic
Ranunculus lingua
  • Greater spearwort
  • Eurasia
Ranunculus lobbii
  • Lobb's buttercup,
  • Lobb's aquatic butterup
  • Western North America
Ranunculus longirostris Godr. 1840 =
R. aquatilis var. diffusus With. 1796[16]
  • Longbeak buttercup,
  • White water-crowfoot
  • North America
Ranunculus lyallii
  • Mount Cook Lily,
  • Mount Cook buttercup,
  • Mountain buttercup
  • New Zealand

M
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus macounii
  • Macoun's buttercup
  • North America
Ranunculus macrophyllus
  • Large-leaf buttercup
  • Europe
Ranunculus micranthus Nutt.
  • Rock buttercup[17]
  • Small-flowered crowfoot[18]
  • United States
Ranunculus millefolius Banks & Sol.[19]
  • Jerusalem buttercup,[20]
  • Nurit
  • Israel, Lebanon, Syria
Ranunculus moseleyi
  • Moseley's buttercup
Ranunculus muricatus
  • Spinyfruit buttercup
  • Europe

N
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus nivalis L. 1753
  • Snow buttercup

O
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus obtusiusculus Raf.
Ranunculus occidentalis
  • Western buttercup
  • Western North America
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius
  • Badgeworth Buttercup
  • Europe
Ranunculus orthorhynchus
  • Straightbeak buttercup
  • Western North America

P
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus pachyrrhizus Hook.f.
  • New Zealand
Ranunculus papulentus
  • Large River buttercup
  • Southeastern Australia
Ranunculus parviflorus
  • Smallflower buttercup
  • Europe
Ranunculus pauperculus Ovcz.
 = R. eschscholtzii
Ranunculus pedatifidus
  • Birdfoot buttercup
  • Northern buttercup
  • Surefoot buttercup
  • Asia
  • North America
Ranunculus peduncularis
  • South America
Ranunculus peltatus
  • Pond water crowfoot
  • Europe,
  • Southwestern Asia,
  • Northern Africa
Ranunculus pensylvanicus
  • Pennsylvania buttercup
  • North America
Ranunculus pinguis New Zealand (Auckland and Campbell Islands)
Ranunculus platanifolius
  • Large white buttercup
Ranunculus populago
  • Popular buttercup,
  • Mountain Buttercup
Ranunculus pusillus
  • Low spearwort
  • Eastern United States
Ranunculus pygmaeus
  • Pygmy buttercup
  • Circumpolar Arctic
Ranunculus pyrenaeus
  • Pyrenean buttercup

R
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus recurvatus
  • Hooked crowfoot,
  • Hooked buttercup
Ranunculus repens
  • Creeping buttercup
Ranunculus reptans
  • Greater creeping spearwort

S
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus sardous
  • Hairy buttercup,
  • Sardinian buttercup
  • Europe
Ranunculus sceleratus
  • Cursed buttercup,
  • Celery-leaved buttercup
  • Eurasia,
  • North America
Ranunculus seguieri
  • Seguier's buttercup
  • Southeastern Europe
Ranunculus septentrionalis
  • Swamp buttercup
  • Eastern North America
Ranunculus sericophyllus Hook.f.
  • Silky alpine buttercup[21]
  • Feathery-leaved buttercup[22]
  • New Zealand
Ranunculus siamensis
Ranunculus sieboldii
  • Asia
Ranunculus silerifolius
  • Eastern Asia
Ranunculus subrigidus W.B.Drew
 = R. aquatilis var. diffusus
  • White water-crowfoot
Ranunculus sulphureus Sol. ex C.J. Phipps 1774
  • var. altaica (Laxm.) Trautv. 1860
  • var. sulphureus
  • var. albertii (Regel & Schmalh.) Maxim. 1889
     = R. alberti
  • var. intercedens Hultén 1928
     = R. sulphureus
  • Sulphur buttercup

T
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus testiculatus Crantz 1763
 = Ceratocephala testiculata
  • Bur buttercup,
  • Curveseed butterwort
  • Eurasia
Ranunculus thora L. 1753
  • Tora buttercup
  • Europe
Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix ex Vill. 1786 = R. aquatilis var. diffusus With. 1796
Ranunculus trilobus Desf. 1799
  • Threelobe buttercup[23]
Ranunculus triternatus A. Gray 1886
Ranunculus trivedii Aswal & Mehrotra 1983
Ranunculus turneri Greene 1892

U
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus uncinatus D.Don 1831
  • Woodland buttercup,
  • Little buttercup
  • Western North America

V
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus velutinus Ten. 1825
Ranunculus venetus Huter ex Landolt
Ranunculus verticillatus
  • Lobe-leaf buttercup
Ranunculus viridis H.D.Wilson et Garn.-Jones
  • Mt Allen buttercup

W
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus wangianus Q.E.Yang 2000
Ranunculus weberbaueri (Ulbr.) Lourteig
Ranunculus weddellii Lourteig
Ranunculus wettsteinii Dörfl.
Ranunculus weyleri Marès

X
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus xinningensis W.T.Wang

Y
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus yanshanensis W.T.Wang
Ranunculus yaoanus W.T.Wang
Ranunculus yechengensis W.T.Wang
Ranunculus yinshanicus (Y.Z.Zhao) Y.Z.Zhao
Ranunculus yunnanensis Franch.

Z
Species & Synonyms Common Names Native Range Illustration
Ranunculus zhungdianensis W.T. Wang 1987

References

General

Specific
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  2. R. abchasicus Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 21 Dec 2011
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  15. R. indivisus Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 21 Dec 2011
  16. R. longirostris Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 21 Dec 2011
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