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Ranunculus fascicularis

Muhl. ex Bigelow

Early Buttercup

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136784
Element CodePDRAN0L0U0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusRanunculus
Other Common Names
early buttercup (EN) Renoncule fasciculée (FR) Thickroot Buttercup (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-08-17
Change Date1984-08-29
Threat Impact Comments
Highly threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation, and to a lesser extent by forest management practices and succession (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS5Yes
MaineS1Yes
MichiganSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New HampshireS1Yes
MississippiSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MarylandS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
NebraskaS1Yes
New JerseyS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
OhioS2Yes
IowaS4Yes
South CarolinaS1Yes
MissouriSNRYes
VermontSHYes
ColoradoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MassachusettsS2Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
IllinoisS5Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
ManitobaSHYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  2. Johnson, E. 2022. <i>Ranunculus fascicularis</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites, State Forest Fire Service and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 14 pp. [https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/ranunculus-fascicularis-early-buttercup.pdf]
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.