Ranunculus nivalis
Snow Buttercup
Also known as: Ranunculus aleuticus Mert. +7 more
- Ranunculus aleuticus Mert.
- Ranunculus cuneatus Sommerf.
- Ranunculus frigidus Willd.
- Ranunculus jacquinii K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
- Ranunculus lapponicus Oeder
- Ranunculus nivalis f. nivalis
- Ranunculus nivalis f. subglobosus Polunin
- Ranunculus nivalis var. gracilis Kuvaev
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Ranunculus nivalis (commonly known as Snow Buttercup) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. The genus Ranunculus is notably large, comprising more than 1750 species.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, Finland, Greenland, Kamchatka, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Québec, Svalbard, Sweden, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon