(Ranunculus abortivus)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Description |
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Height |
8″ to 20″ |
Flower Color |
Yellow |
Similar Species |
Habitat |
Dry to moist. Woods, disturbed sites. |
Ecology |
Flowering |
April to June |
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Distribution |
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Sources Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, 5/18/2025). |
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5/18/2025 | ||
Nativity |
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Native |
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Occurrence |
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Very common |
Taxonomy |
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Kingdom |
Plantae (green algae and land plants) |
Subkingdom |
Viridiplantae (green plants) |
Infrakingdom |
Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) |
Superdivision |
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Division |
Tracheophyta (vascular plants) |
Subdivision |
Spermatophytina (seed plants) / Angiospermae (flowering plants) |
Class |
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Superorder |
Ranunculanae |
Order |
Ranunculales (buttercups, poppies, and allies) |
Family |
Ranunculaceae (buttercup) |
Subfamily |
Ranunculoideae (anemones, buttercups, larkspurs, and allies) |
Tribe |
Ranunculeae |
Genus |
Ranunculus (buttercups) |
Subgenus |
Auricomus |
Section |
Auricomus |
Subordinate Taxa |
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Synonyms |
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Ranunculus abortivus ssp. acrolasius Ranunculus abortivus var. abortivus Ranunculus abortivus var. acrolasius Ranunculus abortivus var. eucyclus Ranunculus abortivus var. indivisus Ranunculus abortivus var. typicus |
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Common Names |
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aborted buttercup early woodbuttercup littleleaf buttercup smallflower buttercup smallflower crowfoot small-flowered buttercup |
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Location: Leech Lake - Sucker Bay |
Kirk Nelson 5/15 and 5/29/2017 |
Location: Fort Snelling State Park |
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MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
Avon Hills Forest SNA, North Unit Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley WMA Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods SNA Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, Lawrence Unit Nerstrand Big Woods State Park P.N. and G.M. Nelson Wildlife Sanctuary Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve Stanley Eddy Memorial Park Reserve |
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