Water-plaintain Spearwort
Ranunculus ambigens S. Watson
Water-plaintain Spearwort: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/3031
Synonyms
Ranunculus obtusiusculus 
Tags
S1 (Highly state rare)

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15 Records

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Status

Caroline, Charles, and Montgomery Counties are the only counties with extant populations. All other county records should be considered historical.

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Ranunculus ambigens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species:
R. ambigens
Binomial name
Ranunculus ambigens
S. Watson[1]

Ranunculus ambigens, common names water-plantain spearwort, water plantain, and spearwort, is a plant found in the eastern part of North America.[2] It is listed as endangered in Connecticut,[3] and New Hampshire; as endangered and extirpated in Maryland; as a special concern in Kentucky; as possibly extirpated in Maine; as threatened in Michigan; and as a special concern in Rhode Island.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sereno, Watson (March 1878). "Biographical Index to North American Botany, Part I Polypetalæ". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 15 (1). The Smithsonian Institution: 16. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.13664. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ a b NRCS (2023). "Ranunculus ambigens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  3. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015" (PDF). State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-03.


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