# List of Ranunculus species

Ranunculus is a genus of about 1,700 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## Selected species
### A

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus abaensis W. T. Wang = R. indivisus var. abaensis ||||
| Ranunculus abchasicus Freyn ex Sommier & Levier | | |
| Ranunculus abnormis Cutanda & Willk. | | Iberian Peninsula |
| Ranunculus abortivus L. var. abortivus var. australis Brandegee ssp. acrolasius (Fernald) Kapoor & Löve = R. abortivus var. acrolasius Fernald = R. abortivus var. eucyclus Fernald = R. abortivus var. indivisus Fernald = R. abortivus var. harveyi A. Gray = R. harveyi | Little-leaf buttercup Small-flower crowfoot Kidney-leaf buttercup Small-flowered buttercup | North America |
| Ranunculus acaulis DC. | Dune buttercup Sand buttercup Shore buttercup | New Zealand |
| Ranunculus acer auct. = Ranunculus acris ||||
| Ranunculus acetosellifolius Boiss. | | Southwestern Europe |
| Ranunculus aconitifolius L. | Aconite-leaf buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus acraeus Heenan & P.J.Lockh. | | New Zealand |
| Ranunculus acriformis A.Gray | Sharpleaf buttercup | North America |
| var. acriformis | Sharpleaf buttercup | USA (Colorado, Wyoming) |
| var. aestivalis L.D.Benson | Autumn buttercup Autumn sharp buttercup Autumn-fir buttercup Fall buttercup | USA (Utah) |
| var. montanensis (Rydb.) L.D.Benson | Mountain sharp buttercup | USA (Idaho, Montana, Utah, Washington, Wyoming) |
| Ranunculus acris L. var. acris var. frigidus Regel | Common buttercup Meadow buttercup Tall buttercup | Temperate Eurasia |
| var. aestivalis (L. D. Benson) S. L. Welsh = R. acriformis var. aestivalis ssp. borealis (Trautv.) Nyman = R. borealis ssp. glabriusculus (Rupr.) Löve = R. glabriusculus ssp. japonicus (Thunb.) Hultén = R. japonicus var. japonicus (Thunb.) Maxim. = R. japonicus var. latisectus Beck = R. acris var. monticola (Kitag.) Tamura = R. paishanensis ||||
| Ranunculus acutidentatus Rupr. = Ranunculus acutilobus ||||
| Ranunculus acutilobus Ledeb. | | |
| Ranunculus adoneus A.Gray var. adoneus var. alpinus (S.Watson) L.D.Benson ssp. huetii P.H.Davis | Alpine buttercup | North America (Rocky Mountains) |
| Ranunculus adoxifolius Hand.-Mazz. | | |
| Ranunculus aduncus Gren. | | |
| Ranunculus aestivalis (L.D.Benson) Van Buren & K.T.Harper = R. acriformis var. aestivalis ||||
| Ranunculus ageri Bertol. | | |
| Ranunculus albertii Regel & Schmalh. | | |
| Ranunculus alismellus (A. Gray) Greene = R. alismifolius var. alismellus ||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. var. alismellus A. Gray var. alismifolius var. davisii L. D. Benson var. hartwegii (Greene) Jeps. var. lemmonii (A. Gray) L. D. Benson var. montanus S. Watson | Plantainleaf buttercup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus allegheniensis Britton | Allegheny Mountain buttercup | Eastern North America |
| Ranunculus allenii B.L.Rob. | Allen's buttercup | Northern Canada |
| Ranunculus alpestris L. | Alpine buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus ambigens S.Watson | Waterplantain spearwort | Eastern North America |
| Ranunculus amphitrichus Colenso | Small river buttercup | Southeastern Australia |
| Ranunculus amplexicaulis L. | Clasping-leaf buttercup | Iberian Peninsula |
| Ranunculus amplus N.G.Walsh & B.G.Briggs | Lacey River buttercup | Victoria, Australia |
| Ranunculus andersonii A. Gray var. andersonii var. juniperinus (Jones) S.L.Welsh var. tenellus S.Watson | Anderson's buttercup | Western United States |
| Ranunculus anemoneus F.Muell. | Anemone buttercup | Alpine regions of southeastern Australia |
| Ranunculus anemonifolius auct. = Ranunculus elegans ||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis L. var. aquatilis var. arcticus Durand var. diffusus With. | Common water-crowfoot White water-crowfoot | Europe Africa North America |
| Ranunculus arizonicus Lemmon ex A. Gray var. arizonicus var. subsagittatus A. Gray var. subaffinis A. Gray = R. inamoenus var. subaffinis | Arizona buttercup | Southwestern United States Mexico |
| Ranunculus arvensis L. var. arvensis var. tuberculatus DC. var. echinatissimus (Blatt.) Qureshi & Chaudhri = R. arvensis | Corn buttercup Devil-on-all-sides Scratch bur | Europe |
| Ranunculus asiaticus L. | Persian buttercup Persian crowfoot Asian buttercup | Eastern Mediterranean Basin |
| Ranunculus auricomus L. | Goldilocks buttercup Greenland buttercup | Northern Eurasia Greenland |
| Ranunculus austro-oreganus L. D. Benson | Southern Oregon buttercup | USA (southern Oregon) |

### B

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus barceloi Grau (1984) | | |
| Ranunculus baudotii | | |
| Ranunculus bilobus Bertol. | | |
| Ranunculus biternatus Sm. | Antarctic buttercup | Patagonia Subantarctic islands |
| Ranunculus bonariensis Poir. | Carter's buttercup | Chile, Argentina Central California |
| Ranunculus borealis Trautv. | | |
| Ranunculus bulbosus L. | St Anthony's turnip Bulbous buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus bullatus | Autumn buttercup | Mediterranean region |
| Ranunculus bupleuroides | | Iberian Peninsula |

### C

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus californicus Benth. | California buttercup | California |
| Ranunculus canus Benth. | Sacramento Valley buttercup | California |
| Ranunculus cardiophyllus Hook. | Heartleaf buttercup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus carinthiacus | Carinthian buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus cassubicifolius | | Europe |
| Ranunculus cassubicus | Kashubian buttercup | Eastern Europe |
| Ranunculus caucasicus | | |
| Ranunculus circinatus | Fan-leaved water-crowfoot | Europe |
| Ranunculus clivicola B.G.Briggs | | Alpine regions of southeastern Australia |
| Ranunculus coloradensis (L. Benson) L. Benson | | |
| Ranunculus cordiger Viviani | | |
| Ranunculus cortusifolius Willd. | Azores buttercup | |
| Ranunculus crassipes | Subantarctic buttercup | Subantarctic region |

### D

| Species & synonyms | Native range |
| Ranunculus degenii Kümmerle & Jáv. | |
| Ranunculus demissus DC. | |
| Ranunculus densiciliatus W. T. Wang | |
| Ranunculus dichotomus Moc. & Sessé ex DC. | |
| Ranunculus dielsianus Ulbr. | |
| Ranunculus diffusus DC. | |
| Ranunculus dingjieensis L. Liou | |
| Ranunculus dissectifolius F.Muell. | Alpine regions of southeastern Australia |
| Ranunculus dissectus M.Bieb. | |
| Ranunculus distans Royle | |
| Ranunculus dongrergensis Hand.-Mazz. | |
| Ranunculus donianus Pritz. | |

### E

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus elegans C. Koch | | |
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schltdl. var. eschscholtzii var. eximius (Greene) L.D.Benson var. helleri (Rydb.) L.D. Benson var. oxynotus (A. Gray) Jeps. var. suksdorfii (A. Gray) L.D. Benson var. trisectus (Eastw. ex B.L. Rob.) L.D. var. adoneus (A.Gray) C.L.Hitchcock = Ranunculus adoneus var. alpinus (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchcock = Ranunculus adoneus | Eschscholtz's buttercup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus extensus (Hook. f.) Schilbe. ex Engl. | | |

### F

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus falcatus auct. non L.] Ranunculus testiculatus Crantz Ceratocephala falcata auct. non (L.) Pers. Ceratocephala orthoceras DC. Ceratocephala testiculata (Crantz) Roth | Curveseed butterwort | Eurasia |
| Ranunculus fallax | | Europe |
| Ranunculus fascicularis | Early buttercup | Eastern North America |
| Ranunculus flabellaris | Yellow water buttercup | North America |
| Ranunculus flammula | Lesser spearwort | Boreal Kingdom |
| Ranunculus fluitans | River water-crowfoot | Europe |

### G

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush buttercup | Interior western North America |
| Ranunculus glacialis | Glacier crowfoot Glacier buttercup | Arctic-alpine Europe Siberia Alaska |
| Ranunculus gmelinii | Gmelin's buttercup | North America |
| Ranunculus gormanii | Gorman's buttercup | Oregon Northern California |
| Ranunculus gramineus | Grassy-leaved buttercup | Southern Europe |

### H

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus harveyi (A. Gray) Britton var. australis (Brand) L.D. Benson | Harvey's buttercup | south-central U.S. |
| Ranunculus hebecarpus | Delicate buttercup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus hederaceus | Ivy-leaved crowfoot | Europe |
| Ranunculus hispidus | Bristly buttercup Hispid buttercup Swamp buttercup | Eastern North America |
| Ranunculus hybridus | Hybrid buttercup | European Alps |
| Ranunculus hydrocharoides | Frogbit buttercup Frog's bit buttercup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus hyperboreus Rottb. | High northern buttercup | Northern North America |

### I

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus illyricus L. = R. alexeenkoi Grossh. = R. meridionalis Grossh. | | Eastern Europe |
| Ranunculus indivisus (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz. var. abaensis (W. T. Wang) W. T. Wang var. indivisus | | |
| Ranunculus insignis Hook.f. | Korikori | New Zealand |
| Ranunculus inundatus R.Br. ex DC. | river buttercup | Southeastern Australia |

### J

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range | Illustration |
| Ranunculus japonicus Thunb. | mao gen | China | |
| Ranunculus jovis | Utah buttercup | Mountain west United States | |

### K

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range | Illustration |
| Ranunculus kadzusensis | Maehwamarum Korean water crowfoot | Asia | |
| Ranunculus kuepferi | | | |

### L

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus lanuginosus L. Ranunculus umbrosus Ten. | Woolly buttercup Downy buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus lappaceus | Australian buttercup | Eastern Australia |
| Ranunculus lapponicus | Lapland buttercup | Arctic |
| Ranunculus lingua | Greater spearwort | Eurasia |
| Ranunculus lobbii | Lobb's buttercup Lobb's aquatic butterup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus longirostris Godr. = R. aquatilis var. diffusus With. | Longbeak buttercup White water-crowfoot | North America |
| Ranunculus luminarius | | Italy |
| Ranunculus lyallii | Mount Cook Lily Mount Cook buttercup Mountain buttercup | New Zealand |

### M

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus macounii | Macoun's buttercup | North America |
| Ranunculus macranthus | Large buttercup | North America |
| Ranunculus macrophyllus | Large-leaf buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus micranthus Nutt. | Rock buttercup Small-flowered crowfoot | United States |
| Ranunculus millefolius Banks & Sol. | Jerusalem buttercup Nurit | Israel, Lebanon, Syria |
| Ranunculus montanus | mountain buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus monophyllus | | eastern Europe to subarctic Asia and northern China |
| Ranunculus moseleyi | Moseley's buttercup | |
| Ranunculus muricatus | Spinyfruit buttercup | Europe |

### N

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range | Illustration |
| Ranunculus nivalis L. | Snow buttercup | |
| Ranunculus nipponicus | | | |

### O

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus obtusiusculus Raf. | | |
| Ranunculus occidentalis | Western buttercup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus ophioglossifolius | Badgeworth Buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus orthorhynchus | Straightbeak buttercup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus oz Christenh. & Byng | | Australia |

### P

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus pachyrrhizus Hook.f. | | New Zealand |
| Ranunculus papulentus | Large River buttercup | Southeastern Australia |
| Ranunculus parviflorus | Smallflower buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus pauperculus Ovcz. = R. eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's buttercup | Western North America |
| Ranunculus pedatifidus | Birdfoot buttercup Northern buttercup Surefoot buttercup | Asia North America |
| Ranunculus peduncularis | | South America |
| Ranunculus peltatus | Pond water crowfoot | Europe Southwestern Asia Northern Africa |
| Ranunculus penicillatus | | Europe Morocco |
| Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans | | Southern UK (chalk streams) |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Pennsylvania buttercup | North America |
| Ranunculus pimpinellifolius Hook. | Bog buttercup | Eastern Australia |
| Ranunculus pinguis | | New Zealand (Auckland and Campbell Islands) |
| Ranunculus platanifolius | Large white buttercup | |
| Ranunculus polyanthemos | Multiflowered buttercup | Europe Central Asia Siberia |
| Ranunculus populago | Popular buttercup Mountain Buttercup | Pacific Northwest United States |
| Ranunculus pusillus | Low spearwort | Eastern United States |
| Ranunculus pygmaeus | Pygmy buttercup | Circumpolar Arctic |
| Ranunculus pyrenaeus | Pyrenean buttercup | Andorra France Spain |

### R

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus radicans | | Siberia to northern China |
| Ranunculus recurvatus | Hooked crowfoot Hooked buttercup | Eastern North America |
| Ranunculus repens | Creeping buttercup | Eurasia Northwestern Africa |
| Ranunculus reptans R. flammula var. filiformis | Greater creeping spearwort | North America |
| Ranunculus rhomboideus | Prairie Buttercup | North America |

### S

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus sardous | Hairy buttercup Sardinian buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus sceleratus | Cursed buttercup Celery-leaved buttercup | Eurasia North America |
| Ranunculus seguieri | Seguier's buttercup | Southeastern Europe |
| Ranunculus septentrionalis | Swamp buttercup | Eastern North America |
| Ranunculus sericophyllus Hook.f. | Silky alpine buttercup Feathery-leaved buttercup | New Zealand |
| Ranunculus siamensis | | Thailand, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Indochina |
| Ranunculus sieboldii | | Asia |
| Ranunculus silerifolius | | Eastern Asia |
| Ranunculus subrigidus W.B.Drew = R. aquatilis var. diffusus | White water-crowfoot | |
| Ranunculus sulphureus Sol. ex C.J. Phipps var. altaica (Laxm.) Trautv. var. sulphureus var. albertii (Regel & Schmalh.) Maxim. = R. alberti var. intercedens Hultén = R. sulphureus | Sulphur buttercup | Alaska Canada Greenland |

### T

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus thora L. | Tora buttercup | Europe |
| Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix ex Vill. = R. aquatilis var. diffusus With. ||||
| Ranunculus trilobus Desf. | Threelobe buttercup | Mediterranean |
| Ranunculus triternatus A. Gray | | |
| Ranunculus trivedii Aswal & Mehrotra | | Himalayas |
| Ranunculus turneri Greene | | |

### U

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range | Illustration |
| Ranunculus uncinatus D.Don | Woodland buttercup Little buttercup | Western North America | |

### V

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range |
| Ranunculus velutinus Ten. | | |
| Ranunculus venetus Huter ex Landolt | | |
| Ranunculus verticillatus | Lobe-leaf buttercup | New Zealand |
| Ranunculus victoriensis B.G.Briggs | Victorian Buttercup | Victoria, Australia |
| Ranunculus viridis H. D. Wilson et Garn.-Jones | Mt Allen buttercup | Stewart Island, New Zealand |
| Ranunculus vjatkensis Tzvelev | | European Russia |

### W

* Species & synonyms
* Ranunculus wangianus Q. E. Yang
* Ranunculus weddellii Lourteig
* Ranunculus wettsteinii Dörfl.
* Ranunculus weyleri Marès

### X

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range | Illustration |
| Ranunculus xinningensis W. T. Wang | | | |

### Y

* Species & synonyms
* Ranunculus yanshanensis W.T.Wang
* Ranunculus yaoanus W.T.Wang
* Ranunculus yechengensis W. T. Wang
* Ranunculus yinshanicus (Y. Z. Zhao) Y. Z. Zhao
* Ranunculus yunnanensis Franch.

### Z

| Species & synonyms | Common names | Native range | Illustration |
| Ranunculus zhungdianensis W. T. Wang | | | |