Ranunculus ambigens

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Ranunculus ambigens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species:
R. ambigens
Binomial name
Ranunculus ambigens
S. Watson [1]

Ranunculus ambigens, common names water-plantain spearwort, water plantain, and spearwort, is a plant found in the eastern part of North America. [2] It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, [3] and New Hampshire; as endangered and extirpated in Maryland; as a special concern in Kentucky; as possibly extirpated in Maine; as threatened in Michigan; and as a special concern in Rhode Island. [2]

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References

  1. Sereno, Watson (March 1878). "Biographical Index to North American Botany, Part I Polypetalæ". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections . The Smithsonian Institution. 15 (1): 16. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.13664 . Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. 1 2 USDA, NRCS (2023). "Ranunculus ambigens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015" (PDF). State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-03.