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Maryland Checklist - Family: Ranunculaceae - all-time (Total: 58)
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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Mountain Thimbleweed
Anemone
lancifolia
0
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
2
White Baneberry
Actaea
pachypoda
37
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
3
Waxy-leaved Meadow-rue
Thalictrum
revolutum
24
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
4
Yellow Water Buttercup
Ranunculus
flabellaris
8
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
5
Sweet Autumn Virginsbower
Clematis
terniflora
343
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
6
Evergreen Clematis
Clematis
vitalba
1
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
7
Small-flowered Buttercup
Ranunculus
parviflorus
79
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
8
Green Hellebore
Helleborus
viridis
2
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
9
Hispid Buttercup (nitidus)
Ranunculus
hispidus
var.
nitidus
38
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
10
Maid of the Mist
Thalictrum
coriaceum
44
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
11
Allegheny Mountain Buttercup
Ranunculus
allegheniensis
1
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
12
Yellow Marsh Marigold
Caltha
palustris
60
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
13
Carolina Bugbane
Trautvetteria
caroliniensis
37
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
14
Bristly Buttercup
Ranunculus
hispidus
82
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
15
Devil's Darning Needles
Clematis
virginiana
187
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
16
Ragged Lady
Nigella
damascena
1
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
17
Low Spearwort
Ranunculus
pusillus
27
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
18
Goldenseal
Hydrastis
canadensis
34
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
19
Mountain Bugbane
Actaea
podocarpa
15
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
20
Tall Meadow-rue
Thalictrum
pubescens
229
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
21
Bulbous Buttercup
Ranunculus
bulbosus
246
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
22
Curlyheads
Clematis
ochroleuca
1
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
23
Yellowroot
Xanthorhiza
simplicissima
2
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
24
Rock Buttercup
Ranunculus
micranthus
25
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
25
Threeleaf Goldthread
Coptis
trifolia
var.
groenlandica
18
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
26
Wood Anemone
Anemone
quinquefolia
220
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
27
Bristly Buttercup (hispidus)
Ranunculus
hispidus
var.
hispidus
3
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
28
Creeping Buttercup
Ranunculus
repens
16
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
29
Tall Buttercup
Ranunculus
acris
34
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
30
Canada Anemone
Anemone
canadensis
3
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
31
Southern Blue Monkshood
Aconitum
uncinatum
30
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
32
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum
thalictroides
535
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
33
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria
verna
495
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
34
Vasevine
Clematis
viorna
43
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
35
European Columbine
Aquilegia
vulgaris
7
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
36
Pennsylvania Buttercup
Ranunculus
pensylvanicus
2
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
37
Dwarf Larkspur
Delphinium
tricorne
43
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
38
No Common Name
Helleborus
xhybridus
7
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
39
Cursed Buttercup
Ranunculus
sceleratus
var.
sceleratus
95
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
40
Water-plaintain Spearwort
Ranunculus
ambigens
15
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
41
Red Columbine
Aquilegia
canadensis
var.
canadensis
221
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
42
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Anemone
acutiloba
30
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
43
Ivy Buttercup
Ranunculus
hederaceus
8
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
44
Doubtful Knight's-spur
Consolida
ajacis
14
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
45
Tiny Mousetail
Myosurus
minimus
4
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
46
Hooked Buttercup
Ranunculus
recurvatus
172
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
47
Round-lobed Hepatica
Anemone
americana
328
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
48
Black Baneberry
Actaea
racemosa
180
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
49
Early Meadow-rue
Thalictrum
dioicum
87
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
50
Early Buttercup
Ranunculus
fascicularis
6
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
51
Purple Clematis
Clematis
occidentalis
var.
occidentalis
6
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
52
Winter Aconite
Eranthis
hyemalis
27
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
53
Mississippi Buttercup
Ranunculus
laxicaulis
3
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
54
Tall Larkspur
Delphinium
exaltatum
11
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
55
Swamp Buttercup
Ranunculus
caricetorum
0
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
56
Hairy Buttercup
Ranunculus
sardous
5
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
57
Little-leaved Buttercup
Ranunculus
abortivus
443
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
58
Tall Thimbleweed
Anemone
virginiana
var.
virginiana
139
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
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