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Ranunculus sceleratus

Blister Buttercup, Celery Buttercup
Other regional names: Celery Leaf Buttercup +6 more
  • Celery Leaf Buttercup
  • Celery Leaf Crowfoot
  • Celery Leaved Buttercup
  • Cursed Buttercup
  • Cursed Crowfoot
  • Marsh Crowfoot
  • Poison Buttercup
Also known as: Adonis palustris Raeusch. +17 more
  • Adonis palustris Raeusch.
  • Batrachium sceleratum (L.) Lange
  • Batrachium sceleratum (L.) Th.Fr. ex A.Pihl
  • Batrachium sceleratum (L.) Th.Fr. ex Pohl
  • Batrachium sceleratum var. minimum Kindb.
  • Hecatonia palustris Lour.
  • Hecatonia scelerata (L.) Fourr.
  • Ranunculus apiophyllus St.-Lag.
  • Ranunculus carnosus Wall.
  • Ranunculus digitatus Gilib.
  • Ranunculus eremogenes var. degener Greene
  • Ranunculus eremogenes var. longissimus Lunell
  • Ranunculus eremogenes var. pilosulus Greene
  • Ranunculus holophyllus Hance
  • Ranunculus indicus Roxb.
  • Ranunculus oryzetorum Bunge
  • Ranunculus palustris Garsault
  • Ranunculus sceleratum (L.) Lange
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.

Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Ranunculus sceleratus (commonly known as Blister Buttercup or Celery Buttercup) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Laos, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zaïre

Introduced Range

Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chile Central, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Queensland, South Australia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Vermont, Victoria, Western Australia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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