PLANTS Profile for Ranunculus pusillus (low spearwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
low spearwort

Symbol:

RAPU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

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Distribution:
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.


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Related Taxa:
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 93 species in Ranunculus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Ranunculus pusillus Poir. var. angustifolius (Engelm.) L.D. Benson. .

Ranunculus pusillus var. angustifolius
low spearwort

Distribution of Ranunculus pusillus Poir. var. pusillus. . Image Available.

Ranunculus pusillus var. pusillus
low spearwort

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus	Ranunculus L. – buttercup
Species	Ranunculus pusillus Poir. – low spearwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Pursh buttercup		Endangered
Ohio:
low spearwort		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
low spearwort		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18574.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 05:03 PM CDT