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Ranunculus abortivus
early woodbuttercup, kidney-leaf buttercup, littleleaf buttercup, smallflower buttercup, smallflower crowfoot
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

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:		MN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Alagnak Wild River
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	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
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
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:	5/25/2004

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