Ranunculus uncinatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don

Hook seeded buttercup, Hooked fruit buttercup, Woodland buttercup

2009 Zoya Akulova

2015 Debra L. Cook

Ranunculus uncinatus is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (313 records) Plant Characteristics

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

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Ranunculus bongardii
JEF	Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflorus

More information about Ranunculus uncinatus


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RAUN) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/02/2022).