Ranunculus arvensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ranunculus arvensis L.

Corn buttercup, Field buttercup

2015 Judy and Barry Breckling

2019 David popp

2021 David popp

2015 Judy and Barry Breckling

Ranunculus arvensis is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~82 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Ranunculus
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ranunculus arvensis var. tuberculatus

Information about Ranunculus arvensis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RAAR3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).