Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Temp. Eurasia, N. Africa, Ethiopia to Rwanda, Central & E. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, DR Congo, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Laos, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, 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, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

British Columbia, California, Chile Central, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Oregon, Queensland, South Australia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Vermont, Victoria, Washington, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4699] Bangladesh Ranunculus indicus K001039719 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4699] India Ranunculus indicus K001039723 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4699] Ranunculus indicus K001039722 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4699] Ranunculus indicus K001039718 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4699] Nepal Ranunculus indicus K001039721 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4699] Nepal Ranunculus indicus K001039720 Unknown Type Material Yes

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