Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus

Ranunculus arcticus Richardson

First published in J.Franklin, Narr. Journey Polar Sea: 741 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic to W. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Colorado, Greenland, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Manitoba, Montana, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Svalbard, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2001). Flora Nordica 2: 1-430. The Bergius Foundaton.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Ranunculus pedatifidus subsp. affinis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.471.3.1. epublication.
  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 6: 1-301. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [s.n.] India Ranunculus affinis K000692690 Type Yes
[Adoelly]. [s.n.] Ranunculus affinis K000693041 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [84] United States Ranunculus affinis K000693038 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chamisso, L.A.Von. [s.n.] Ranunculus affinis K000693040 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ledebour, C.F. [s.n.] Ranunculus affinis K000692628 Unknown Type Material Yes
Falconer, H. [42] India Ranunculus affinis K000692689 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ranunculus affinis K000693039 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0