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Ranunculus sceleratus

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Ranunculus sceleratus

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Also known as celery-leaf buttercup, celery-leaved buttercup, cursed buttercup

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Ranunculus sceleratus, commonly known as the celery-leaved buttercup or marsh crowfoot, is a species of herbaceous plant within the family Ranunculaceae. It belongs to the genus Ranunculus and is classified under the order Ranunculales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The species has been assigned the IUCN conservation status of Least Concern.

The taxon range includes China, Shanghai, Fujian, and Tianjin. It is also native to various regions such as Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, and Assam. The plant has uses as a medicinal plant and insecticide.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRanunculales
  5. FamilyRanunculaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria
Observations recorded260,328

Common Name: celery-leaved crowfoot

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6,831
With media
5,155
Family
Ranunculaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, ENCB-IPN, CHSC, MADUG-UG, CAS, DAV
Recorded in
Canada, Mexico, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Ranunculus
Image
Ranunculus sceleratus - mürktulikas Keilas.jpg
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taxon name
Ranunculus sceleratus
Commons category
Ranunculus sceleratus
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Ranunculus sceleratus
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon common name
opih
short name
R. sceleratus
taxon author citation
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Encyclopedic overview

Flowers

Ranunculus sceleratus known by the common names celery-leaved buttercup, celery-leaf buttercup, and cursed buttercup is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It has a circumpolar distribution in the northern hemisphere, native to temperate and boreal North America and Eurasia, where it grows in wet and moist habitats, including ponds and streambanks.

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