Ranunculus japonicus
East Asian Buttercup
Also known as: Ranunculus acris f. oreodoxa (Kitag.) M.Tamura +18 more
- Ranunculus acris f. oreodoxa (Kitag.) M.Tamura
- Ranunculus acris f. stevenii (Andrz. ex Besser) Regel
- Ranunculus acris f. yuparensis (Miyabe ex Toyok.) Toyok.
- Ranunculus acris subsp. japonicus (Thunb.) Hultén
- Ranunculus acris subsp. novus (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Vorosch.
- Ranunculus acris subsp. steveni (Andrz.) Korsh.
- Ranunculus acris subsp. stevenii (Andrz. ex Besser) Coss.
- Ranunculus acris var. elatus Nakai
- Ranunculus acris var. japonicus (Thunb.) Maxim.
- Ranunculus acris var. japonicus (Thunb.) Maxim. ex Makino
- Ranunculus acris var. schizophyllus H.Lév.
- Ranunculus acris var. stevenii (Andrz. ex Besser) Caldesi
- Ranunculus acris var. stevenii (Andrz.) Gren.
- Ranunculus acris var. stevenii (Andrz.) Lange
- Ranunculus acris var. stevenii (Andrz.) Regel
- Ranunculus coreanus H.Lév.
- Ranunculus grandis var. ozensis H.Hara
- Ranunculus grandis var. transochotensis (H.Hara) H.Hara
- Ranunculus japonicus f. albiflorus Y.N.Lee
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Ranunculus japonicus (commonly known as East Asian buttercup) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Ranunculus genus, encompassing over 1750 species globally. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tuva, Yakutskiya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms