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Rock Buttercup (Ranunculus micranthus Nutt.)

Also known as small-flowered crowfoot.

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Photo © Fluff Berger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

↑Summary

An uncommon biennial to short-lived perennial with inconspicuous flowers; often found in rocky, moist habitats, often calcium-rich ones.

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Native or Not Present

This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.

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Small-Flowered Buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus)
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↑Habitat

Found in rich woods, on rocky hillsides, ridges or ledges, savannas, and streambanks, especially on calcium-rich soils. Also found in anthropogenic habitats including abandoned fields, cemetaries, roadsides, and other disturbed areas. Relative to the similar R. abortivus, this species is more likely to occur in undisturbed natural habitats.

Usually found in wet-to-mesic conditions, especially locally-wet sites like seeps, in drier habitats.