Ranunculus glacialis
Glacier Buttercup
Also known as: Beckwithia glacialis (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve +13 more
- Beckwithia glacialis (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Caltha kamchatica (DC.) Spreng.
- Hecatonia glacialis (L.) Schur
- Oxygraphis glacialis Regel
- Oxygraphis vulgaris Freyn
- Ranunculus eriocalyx Scheele
- Ranunculus gelidus Hoffmgg.
- Ranunculus glacialis f. crithmifolius (Rchb.) Bolzon
- Ranunculus glacialis f. gierlachensis Zapal.
- Ranunculus glacialis f. luxurians Vacc. & Melly
- Ranunculus glacialis var. aconitoides Gaudin
- Ranunculus glacialis var. crithmifolius Rchb.
- Ranunculus glacialis var. holosericeus Gaudin
- Ranunculus glacialis var. minimus Gaudin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Ranunculus glacialis (commonly known as Glacier Buttercup) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Magadan, North European Russia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Yakutskiya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms