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Ranunculaceae

Catclaw buttercup

Ranunculus ternatus Thunb.

Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus

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Catclaw buttercup: Ranunculus ternatus
Photo: NOZO, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
小毛茛, 猫爪草, 小毛莨, 貓爪草
English
Catclaw buttercup
Japanese
ヒキノカサ
Korean
개구리갓

Synonyms

  • Ranunculus dissectissimus (Migo) Luferov
  • Ranunculus extorris Hance
  • Ranunculus formosanus Masam.
  • Ranunculus leiocladus Hayata
  • Ranunculus taquetii H.Lév.
  • Ranunculus ternatus var. ternatus
  • Ranunculus zuccarinii Miq.
  • Ranunculus zuccarinii var. dissectissimus Migo

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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.