Genus: Ranunculus — crowfoot
Genetic and morphological studies have shown that this genus should be divided into smaller parts. In New England, in addition to many species remaining in Ranunculus, one taxon each is now placed in Coptidium and Ficaria. References: Duncan (1980), Emadzade et al. 2010, Whittemore (1997).
![Plant form: Ranunculus abortivus. ~ By Frank Bramley. ~ Copyright © 2024 New England Wild Flower Society. ~ Image Request, images[at]newenglandwild.org](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com:443/taxon-images-1000s1000/Ranunculaceae/ranunculus-abortivus-ha-fbramley-c.jpg)
Family
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
This genus’s species in New England
- Ranunculus abortivus
- Ranunculus acris
- Ranunculus allegheniensis
- Ranunculus ambigens
- Ranunculus aquatilis
- Ranunculus bulbosus
- Ranunculus caricetorum
- Ranunculus cymbalaria
- Ranunculus fascicularis
- Ranunculus flabellaris
- Ranunculus flammula
- Ranunculus gmelinii
- Ranunculus hispidus
- Ranunculus micranthus
- Ranunculus pensylvanicus
- Ranunculus recurvatus
- Ranunculus repens
- Ranunculus rhomboideus
- Ranunculus sardous
- Ranunculus sceleratus
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key