Ranunculus aquatilis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ranunculus aquatilis L.

white water buttercup

Ranunculus aquatilis is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~648 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. aquatilis ... var. diffusus
Genus:	Ranunculus
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Batrachium aquatile
PLANTS	Ranunculus aquatilis var. hispidulus
PLANTS	Ranunculus aquatilis var. typicus
JEF	Ranunculus aquatilus
PLANTS	Ranunculus trichophyllus var. hispidulus
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Information about Ranunculus aquatilis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RAAQ) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).