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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies
  6. Buttercup Family
  7. Buttercups
  8. Auricomus
  9. Small-flowered Buttercup

species 30,998 observations

Small-flowered Buttercup

Ranunculus abortivus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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99 native animals
supported in the US
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Leaf-Miner Fly, Buttercup-miner Sawfly 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Black-footed Globetail, Wild Turkey, Snow Bunting, American Wigeon 11
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Margined Calligrapher, American Bumble Bee, Viceroy, Maize Calligrapher 86

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full shade
Moisture
Moist
Water use
Medium
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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