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Ranunculus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 548 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000032540.

Synonyms of Ranunculus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Aphanostemma A.St.-Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 12 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000002630
Batrachium (DC.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 720 (1821 publ. 1822) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004226
Beckwithia Jeps. Erythea 6: 97 (1898) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004296
Casalea A.St.-Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 8 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006874
Ceratocephala Moench Methodus : 218 (1794) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000007344
Coptidium (Prantl) Á.Löve & D.Löve ex Tzvelev Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. , n.s., 99(5): 64 (1994) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000009232
Ficaria Guett. Hist. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Paris) 1750: 355 (1754) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014719
Hecatonia Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 302 (1790) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000017087
Ionosmanthus Jord. & Fourr. Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 13 (1869) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000019139
Krapfia DC. Syst. Nat. 1: 228 (1817) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020210
Kumlienia Greene Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 337 (1885) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020274
Laccopetalum Ulbr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 404 (1906) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020346
Myosurus L. Sp. Pl. : 284 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000025098
Rhopalopodium Ulbr. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 253 (1922) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000033086

Species in Ranunculus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Ranunculus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus acer subsp. despectus M.Laínz Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 53: 36. 1979 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368666
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus acer subsp. nathorstii Berlin Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 41(7): 20. 1884 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus acris subsp. acris – – — wfo-0001316382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus affinis var. apetalus D.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 35. 1831 [early Aug 1831] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus affinis var. validus A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 371. 1886 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396393
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus altaicus subsp. shinano-alpinus (Ohwi) Kadota Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B. 16(2): 80 (1990):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001369070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus altaicus subsp. sulphureus (J.B.Phipps) Elenevsky & Derv.-Sok. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 30: 49 (1996):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001369253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus altaicus subsp. taimyrensis (Kuvaev) Luferov Byull. Glavn. Bot. Sada 192: 96. 2006 [after 14 Sep 2006] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368305
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus altus (Julin) Ericsson Ann. Bot. Fenn. 29(2): 130. 1992 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000461214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus bongardi subsp. greenei Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 275. 1906 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus bongardii subsp. douglasii (Howell) Piper & Beattie Fl. N.W. Coast [Piper & Beattie] 159. 1915 [10 Nov 1915] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus bongardii var. douglasii (Howell) K.C.Davis Minnesota Bot. Stud. 2: 479. 1900 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396401
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus confervoides Fr. Summa Veg. Scand. 139. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000460623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus cuneatus Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 8: 2. 1849 [Jan-Feb 1849] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000459929
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus cymbalaria var. americanus DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 33. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] as cymbalariae Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus cymbalaria var. minimus Richardson Narr. Journey Polar Sea [Franklin] 741. 1843 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396415
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus cymbalaria var. typicus L.D.Benson Amer. Midl. Naturalist 40: 215. 1948 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396416
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus depressus Kirk Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. xii. (1880) 393. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000460738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus dodecapetalus Steph. ex Ledeb. Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 1(1): 47. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000460479
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus elbursensis f. bungeanus (Boiss.) Parsa Fl. Iran [Parsa & Maleki] 2: 216. 1986 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus elbursensis var. koeiei (Rech.f.) Parsa Fl. Iran [Parsa & Maleki] 2: 216. 1986 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus extorris f. izumikawae Takara J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 52(1): 89 (fig.). 2004 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325612
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus falcatus var. orthoceras Aitch. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 30. 1880 [3 Aug 1880] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus farraensis Dunkel & Poldini – — wfo-0001443447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus ficaria f. nigromaculata (Schur) Gajić in M.R. Sarić (ed.), Fl. Serbia 1: 368 (1992):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326741
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus filiformis var. hispidus Schwein. in Keating Narrat. Exped. St. Peter's River [Keating] 2: 389. 1824 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396422
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus flavidus (Hand.-Mazz.) R.R.Stewart Fl. W. Pakistan 270. 1972 ; Annot. Cat. Vasc. Pl. W. Pakistan & Kashmir Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001130333
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus friesianus subsp. granatensis (Boiss.) Elenevsky & Derv.-Sok. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 18: 185 (1981):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368869
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus friesianus subsp. strigulosos (Schur) Elenevsky & Derv.-Sok. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 18: 186 (1981):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368870
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus geoides var. typicus L.D.Benson Amer. Midl. Naturalist 40: 91. 1948 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396430
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus giordanoi F. Conti & Bartolucci – — wfo-0001443448
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus glacialis subsp. alaskensis Jurtzev J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6(1): 19. 2012 [26 Jul 2012] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368365
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus gusmanii var. lechleri (Schltdl.) Wedd. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391863
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus guzmanni var. krapfia (DC. ex Deless.) Wedd. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392692
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus insubricus Pignatti Giorn. Bot. Ital. 110(3): 211. 1976 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000460828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus kaufmannii Clerc ex Trautv. Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada viii. (1883) 45, nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000460770
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus lomatocarpus var. psilocarpus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Index Seminum [Koningsberg] 1845: 5 (4, 5, adnot.). [1845] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398680
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus mongolicus Serg. – — wfo-0001129978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus nanus Blatt. Journ. Ind. Bot. Soc. ix. 199 (1930). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000462836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus nephelogenes var. nephelogenes – – — wfo-0001233635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus obortivus var. micranthus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus oreophilus f. jakupicensis Micevski Prilozi Oddel. Biol. Med. Nauki, Makedonska Akad. Nauk. Umet. 4(1-2): 134 (1983). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus oreophilus f. nudifolius Sigunov Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Belgrade, B 34: 86 (1979). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326375
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus parishii var. fluviatilis Alph.Wood Class-book Bot. (ed. 1861). 206. 1861 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus pedrottii Spinosi ex Dunkel – — wfo-0001443449
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus petiolatus Borch.-Kolb Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 21(1): 257 (1985). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000463557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus pinnatus var. tsaratananae H. Perrier Flore de Madagascar et des Comores 76: 5. 1950. (Fl. Madagasc.) — wfo-0001315730
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus plantagineus var. laceratus (Burnat) P.Küpfer Boissiera 23: 171. 1974 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401159
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus ponticus Borch.-Kolb Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 21(1): 136 (1985). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000463521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus procumbens Boiss. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 16: 355. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000463231
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus propinquus var. subborealis (Tzvelev) Luferov Turczaninowia 7(1): 57. 2004 [25 Mar 2004] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399981
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus prosseri Dunkel – — wfo-0001443450
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus purshii var. geranioides Lunell Bull. Leeds Herb. no. 2, 6. 1908 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396466
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus purshii var. gmelinii (DC.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 33. 1831 [early Aug 1831] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus purshii var. humifusus Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 358. 1916 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396467
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus purshii var. polymorphus Lunell Bull. Leeds Herb. no. 2, 6. 1908 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396468
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus purshii var. radicans Lunell Bull. Leeds Herb. No. 2, 6. 1908 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus rectus Haas Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. xxix. 11 (1952). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000463164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus salsuginosus f. incisa (A.I.Baranov) Hara Fl. E. Himalaya 2nd Rep.: 32. 1971 [31 Mar 1971] ; Bull. Univ. Mus. Univ. Tokyo no. 2 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326196
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus sarmentosus var. multisectus (S.H.Li & Y.H.Huang) Luferov Byull. Glavn. Bot. Sada 192: 96. 2006 [after 14 Sep 2006] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400107
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus saxatilis Qureshi & Chaudhri Pakistan Syst. 21(1-2): 20. 1979 [1978 publ. 1979] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000463312
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus scapigerus var. decurvus Hook.f. Flora Tasmaniae 1 1857 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000464851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus scapigerus var. scapigerus Hook. Flora Tasmaniae 1 1857 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394775
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus sericeocephalus var. major Albov Revista Mus. La Plata 7: 360. 1896 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus simulans (Markl. ex Fagerstr.) Ericsson Ann. Bot. Fenn. 29(2): 152. 1992 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000462136
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus subrigidus W.B.Drew Rhodora 38: 39 (t. 406, fig. 1, 4, 10). 1936 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001129453
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus suksdorfii subsp. caespitosus F.J.F.Fisher, J.A.Rowley & C.J.Marchant Compte R. Seances Soc. Biogeogr. 50(434-439): 38. 1974 [1973 publ. 1974] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus suksdorfii subsp. caespitosus F.J.F.Fisher, J.A.Rowley & C.J.Marchant Compt. Rend. Séances Soc. Biogeogr. 50(art. 438): 38. 1973 [1974] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367977
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus suksdorfii subsp. trisectus (Eastw. ex B.L.Rob.) Fisher 1973 — wfo-0001130076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus tanguticus var. tanguticus – – — wfo-0001233628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus tanguticus var. xinglongshanicus Z.X.Peng & Y.J.Zhang Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 16(3): 289. 1996 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395789
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus trichophyllus subsp. trichophyllus Chaix Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung M?nchen 6 1967 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001316383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ranunculus trichophyllus var. terrestris Gren. & Godr. – — wfo-0001264891