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Ranunculus abortivus
early woodbuttercup, kidney-leaf buttercup, littleleaf buttercup, smallflower buttercup, smallflower crowfoot
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ranunculus abortivus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ranunculales, Family Ranunculaceae, Genus Ranunculus, Species Ranunculus abortivus


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Bandelier National Monument	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/27/2025 7:29:28 AM

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