Calflora Taxon Report
Ranunculus sceleratus  L.
Cursed buttercup, Cursed crowfoot
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2020 Roy Johnson
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2022 Mark Gary
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2020 Roy Johnson
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2020 Roy Johnson
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2023 jordanii
Ranunculus sceleratus is an annual herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
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: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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