species 1,434 observations
Bristly Crowfoot
Ranunculus pensylvanicus
Field notes
Ranunculus pensylvanicus is a flowering plant species in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Common names include bristly buttercup, bristly crowfoot and Pennsylvania buttercup. It is native to North America with a distribution over the northern part of the continent.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Leaf-Miner Fly, Buttercup-miner Sawfly
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Wild Turkey, Snow Bunting, American Wigeon, American Winter Ant
12
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
American Snout Fly, Margined Calligrapher, Western Calligrapher, Variable Duskyface Fly
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Water use
- High
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.