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Ranunculus hispidus
hispid buttercup
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ranunculus hispidus Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		hispid buttercup
Park Synonyms:		Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Mesic forest
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Xeric forest
Habitat - Wetland
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 10 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
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George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Voyageurs National Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	6/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 6:17:42 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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