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Ranunculaceae

Carolina buttercup

Ranunculus carolinianus DC.

Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus

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Carolina buttercup: The flower of a Ranunculus septentrionalis .
Photo: IvanTortuga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Carolina buttercup

Synonyms

  • Ranunculus carolinianus var. villicaulis Shinners
  • Ranunculus hirtipes Greene
  • Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus (Chapm.) T.Duncan
  • Ranunculus palmatus Elliott
  • Ranunculus repens var. nitidus Chapm.
  • Ranunculus septentrionalis Poir.
  • Ranunculus septentrionalis var. nitidus (Chapm.) Chapm.
  • Ranunculus septentrionalis var. septentrionalis

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.