Ranunculus sceleratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Ranunculus |
Species: | R. sceleratus
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Binomial name | |
Ranunculus sceleratus |
Ranunculus sceleratus known by the common names celery-leaved buttercup,[2] celery-leaf buttercup,[3] and cursed buttercup[4] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It has a circumpolar distribution in the northern hemisphere, native to temperate and boreal North America and Eurasia, where it grows in wet and moist habitats, including ponds and streambanks.