Ranunculus fascicularis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ranunculaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ranunculus
Species:	Ranunculus fascicularis Muhl. ex Bigelow
Common Name	Early Buttercup
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 6; Pistil Number: 7; Pistil Number: 8; Pistil Number: 9; Pistil Number: 10; Pistil Number: 11; Pistil Number: 12; Pistil Number: 13+; Placentation Type: Basal; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Ranunculus fascicularis var. apricus	Ranunculus fascicularis var. apricus Fernald
Ranunculus fascicularis var. typicus	Ranunculus fascicularis var. typicus L.D.Benson
Ranunculus petiolaris	Ranunculus petiolaris Kunth ex DC.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Boone (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Christian (KY), Cumberland (KY), Garrard (KY), Jackson (KY), Lincoln (KY), Madison (KY), Simpson (KY), Trigg (KY), Union (KY), Warren (KY), Bedford (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1935 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100614088	Cumberland	Kentucky	15 Apr 1999	Ross C. Clark 24206	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100614054	Anderson	Kentucky	04 Apr 1956	Mary E. Wharton 9668	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098946	Jefferson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098950	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098934	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098957	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098942	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098952	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098933	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098932	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098945	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT012120	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT012121	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0070082	Breckinridge	Kentucky	13 Apr 1969		APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098961	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098951	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098967	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098955	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098948	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT023459UCHT023460	Morgan	Tennessee	03 May 2017	Roger McCoy	UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT012117	Smith	Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT023475	Morgan	Tennessee	03 May 2017	Roger McCoy	UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0106240	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0106242	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0106239	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0110002	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0105070	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0104548	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100614062	Boone	Kentucky	13 Apr 2010	Landon McKinney 11017	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100614096	Garrard	Kentucky	27 Oct 2011	W. W. Overbeck 1636	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098954	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098940	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098944	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098937	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098966	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098960	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098963	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0106241	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0006049	Dickson	Tennessee			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0027645	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1970	Jerry and Carol Baskin 794	APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004768	Davidson	Tennessee	06 Apr 1985	Darron Gipson 43	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004766	Rutherford	Tennessee	15 Mar 1985	John McCall 47	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100614112	Lincoln	Kentucky	21 Apr 2003	Timothy J. Weckman 8021	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100767761	Madison	Kentucky	15 May 2015	Thomas S. McFadden 89	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100614070	Boone	Kentucky	08 Apr 1991	Landon E. McKinney 4609	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100614120	Wilson	Tennessee	10 Apr 1971	Kenneth A. Nicely 3156	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098939	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0099686	Union	Kentucky			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098969	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098938	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098949	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098936	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT012122	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0006005	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Apr 2007	Roger McCoy, Todd Crabtree N/A	APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU022996	Pickett	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004743	Rutherford	Tennessee	02 Apr 1999	Sara Hudson	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100614138	Trigg	Kentucky	17 Apr 2009	Edward W. Chester 14791	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098931	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0106236	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0006006	Rutherford	Tennessee	24 Mar 2009	Roger McCoy and Todd Crabtree	APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0056883	Smith	Tennessee	27 Apr 1988	R. Kral 74640	APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0119637	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004776	Davidson	Tennessee	15 Apr 1984	Lori Baker 19	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004745	Cannon	Tennessee	10 Apr 1996	Jay Hutson	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004761	Rutherford	Tennessee	14 Apr 2009	Jesse Traub 43	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004769	Rutherford	Tennessee	04 May 1988	Eric Stringer	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004750	Moore	Tennessee	02 Apr 1994	Kelly Kirchner	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004782	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004744	Wilson	Tennessee	04 Apr 1998	Patti Bryant	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098947	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098958	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098956	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098970	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098935	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0105192	Simpson	Kentucky	09 Apr 1990	Kenneth Nicely	APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0107721	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU022997	Hamilton	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004759	Rutherford	Tennessee	29 Mar 2009	Caleb Hale 11	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004739	Williamson	Tennessee	30 Apr 2011	Shawanna Hunter 31	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004767	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Apr 1985	Jean Pye 20	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004783	Rutherford	Tennessee	29 Mar 1935	Joe B. Peyton	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004773	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1988	Darren Hawkins	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004742	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 2002	Dawn Cantrell	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098941	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098962	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098959	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098965	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098968	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT023460UCHT023461	Morgan	Tennessee	03 May 2017	Roger McCoy	UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT023459	Morgan	Tennessee	03 May 2017	Roger McCoy	UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0006009	Christian	Kentucky	12 Apr 1969		APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0106243	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU022995	Pickett	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU022999	Overton	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU023000	Davidson	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004774	Rutherford	Tennessee	06 Apr 1984	Sabina Kupershmidt 29	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004753	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1993	Ryan Draper	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004763	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 Apr 2007	Leonela Carriedo	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004770	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1988	Steven Hopper	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004756	Davidson	Tennessee	13 Apr 1991	David Carr	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
SWMT01032		Tennessee	15 Jun 1982	Rick Sullivan	SWMT Ranunculus fascicularis
31234100614104	Jackson	Kentucky	06 Apr 1989	Joe Abner 89-12	EKY Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0210097	Davidson	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098953	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098964	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
TENN-V-0098943	Hancock	Tennessee			TENN Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT012118	Rutherford	Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0006004	Trigg	Kentucky	10 Apr 1985	Edward Chester	APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU029225	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004771	Rutherford	Tennessee	05 Apr 1982	Don F. Brown	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004760	Davidson	Tennessee	05 Apr 2008	Richard Marko 1	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004757	Davidson	Tennessee	05 Apr 1987	Bill Troup	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	01 May 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU035757	Pickett	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004912	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Apr 1988	Lisa Wilson	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004775	Rutherford	Tennessee	01 Apr 1984	Michael Rutledge 24	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT031292		Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004751	Sumner	Tennessee	12 Mar 1994	Daniela Rupe	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004746	Davidson	Tennessee	01 Apr 1997	E. Sitler	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004764	Rutherford	Tennessee	05 Apr 2006	Ryan Shaw	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004780	Rutherford	Tennessee	08 Apr 1980	Jamie Jones 115	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
UOS05241	Clay	Tennessee	02 Apr 1997	V.E. McNeilus	UOS Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004747	Davidson	Tennessee	08 Apr 1996	Mitzi Redmon	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004772	Rutherford	Tennessee	28 Apr 1984	L. Stephen Log 27	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004762	Rutherford	Tennessee	11 Apr 2007	Melissa Shelby	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004748	Hamilton	Tennessee	31 Mar 1993	Sabrina Adkisson	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004749	Davidson	Tennessee	10 Apr 1989	Guy Murphree	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004755	Coffee	Tennessee	08 Apr 1995	Jagruti Patidar	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004765	Davidson	Tennessee	17 Apr 1986	Dale Dorman	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004778	Marion	Tennessee	07 Apr 1984	Paula Moore 7	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004781	Rutherford	Tennessee	13 Apr 1951	E. Strobel	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT031435	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0106238	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU034994	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004779	Bedford	Tennessee	27 Apr 1982	John Clowers	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004777	Rutherford	Tennessee	13 Apr 1984	Rusty Owen 46	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004758	Davidson	Tennessee	05 Apr 1987	Bill Troup	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT031291		Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0055130	Rutherford	Tennessee	02 Apr 1989	R. Kral 76009	APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
APSC0085402	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU022998	Obion	Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
HTTU022994		Tennessee			HTTU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004752	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1993	Brian Adkinson	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004741	Davidson	Tennessee	14 Apr 2002	Jennifer Thompson	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
MTSU004740	Rutherford	Tennessee	22 Apr 2005	Hailey Seely	MTSU Ranunculus fascicularis
UCHT031436	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Ranunculus fascicularis
ETSU025994	Hawkins	Tennessee	01 May 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19157	ETSU Ranunculus fascicularis

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