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Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
Buttercup
Valley Forge National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus (Chapm.) T. Duncan
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Buttercup
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 10:58:39 AM

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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