Index / Search / Ranunculus macounii
§1 Plant
Ranunculus macounii Britton
vernacular Macoun's buttercup — species · Ranunculaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Ranunculaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Ranunculus
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 144 counties across 11 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- High
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -62 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 10–276 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–8
- Root depth
- 12 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Stoloniferous
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 1 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- Moderate
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Early Summer
- Spread rate
- Moderate
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 680,400
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 144 counties across 11 states/territories.
Alaska view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Adams 08001
- Alamosa 08003
- Archuleta 08007
- Baca 08009
- Boulder 08013
- Conejos 08021
- Costilla 08023
- Custer 08027
- Delta 08029
- Denver 08031
- Dolores 08033
- Douglas 08035
- El Paso 08041
- Garfield 08045
- Gilpin 08047
- Grand 08049
- Huerfano 08055
- Jefferson 08059
- La Plata 08067
- Larimer 08069
- Mesa 08077
- Mineral 08079
- Montezuma 08083
- Pueblo 08101
- Rio Blanco 08103
- Rio Grande 08105
- Routt 08107
- Saguache 08109
- San Juan 08111
- San Miguel 08113
- Teller 08119
- Weld 08123
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Blaine 30005
- Carbon 30009
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Madison 30057
- Mineral 30061
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Phillips 30071
- Roosevelt 30085
- Sheridan 30091
- Stillwater 30095
- Teton 30099
- Valley 30105
- Wibaux 30109
Nebraska view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 13 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McLean 38055
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Traill 38097
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
South Dakota view state ↗ 4 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/RAMA2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3033430 ↗Record version
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