genus
Buttercups
Ranunculus
Field notes
Children 24 of 46
- Auricomus 24 native
- Subgenus Ranunculus 12 native
- Hooked Buttercup native
- California Buttercup native
- Glacier Crowfoot
- Eschscholtz's Buttercup native
- One-leaf Buttercup present
- Australian Buttercup
- Large Buttercup present
- Maruru
- Anderson's Buttercup native
- Low Spearwort native
- Ranunculus pedatus
- River Buttercup
- Harvey's Buttercup native
- Lapland Buttercup native
- Small-flowered Buttercup
- Sacramento Valley Buttercup native
- Pubescent-fruited Buttercup native
- Prairie Buttercup introduced
- Catclaw Buttercup
- Ranunculus sierrae-orientalis present
- Mississippi Buttercup native
- Forest Buttercup
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native buttercups 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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California Buttercup
Ranunculus californicus
bees
1
hosts
2
food
23
flowers
56
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Western Buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis
bees
1
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
72
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Straightbeak Buttercup
Ranunculus orthorhynchus
bees
1
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
52
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Plantainleaf Buttercup
Ranunculus alismifolius
bees
1
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
46
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Woodland Buttercup
Ranunculus uncinatus
bees
1
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
41
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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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Low Spearwort
Ranunculus pusillus
bees
1
hosts
2
food
14
flowers
61
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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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Pubescent-fruited Buttercup
Ranunculus hebecarpus
bees
1
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
33