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Ranunculus acris
meadow buttercup, tall buttercup
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

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

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MN: SNA; WI: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Congaree National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fossil Butte National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve


Last Modified Date:	9/10/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 4:13:39 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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