subgenus
Auricomus
Auricomus
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Auricomus All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Cursed Crowfoot
Ranunculus sceleratus
bees
1
hosts
3
food
28
flowers
90
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Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus flammula
bees
1
hosts
3
food
26
flowers
76
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Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus trichophyllus
bees
1
hosts
3
food
22
flowers
73
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Common Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus aquatilis
bees
1
hosts
2
food
23
flowers
64
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Plantainleaf Buttercup
Ranunculus alismifolius
bees
1
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
46
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Longbeak Buttercup
Ranunculus longirostris
bees
1
hosts
2
food
14
flowers
68
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Yellow Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus flabellaris
bees
1
hosts
2
food
14
flowers
67
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Creeping Spearwort
Ranunculus reptans
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
57
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Mongolia Buttercup
Ranunculus mongolicus
bees
1
hosts
1
food
15
flowers
34
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Lobb's Aquatic Buttercup
Ranunculus lobbii
bees
1
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
33
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Small-flowered Buttercup
Ranunculus abortivus
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
86
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Rock Buttercup
Ranunculus micranthus
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
53
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Allegheny Mountain Buttercup
Ranunculus allegheniensis
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
51
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Sagebrush Buttercup
Ranunculus glaberrimus
bees
1
food
14
flowers
57
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Small Yellow Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus gmelinii
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
61