kidney-leaved buttercup
(Ranunculus abortivus)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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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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Occurrence |
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Very common |
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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 |
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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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Inflorescence |
Inflorescence |
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Inflorescence |
Flower |
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Flower |
Stem leaves |
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Basal leaves |
Basal leaves |
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Infructescence |
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Ranunculus abortivus SMALL-FLOWERED BUTTERCUP |
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pal 469 |
Location: Leech Lake - Sucker Bay |
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| Kirk Nelson 5/15 and 5/29/2017 |
Location: Fort Snelling State Park |
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