Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus

Ranunculus arvensis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 555 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Central Asia and Himalaya, N. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, California, Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Denmark, District of Columbia, Finland, Georgia, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Ireland, Japan, Kansas, Korea, Louisiana, Madeira, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, North Carolina, Norway, Oman, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Australia, South Carolina, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Utah, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • B.A.Fedtschenko & al. (1948). Flora Turkmenii 3: 1-280. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1965). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 1: 1-567. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hadinec, J. & Lustyk, P. (2017). Additamenta ad floram Reipublicae Bohemicae. XV.. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 52: 37-113.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2001). Flora Nordica 2: 1-430. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1953). Flora Uzbekistana 2: 1-547. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae. Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1975). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 4: 1-576. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Patzelt, A. & al. (2020). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXIV. Sixty new records from the Sultanate of Oman. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 413-437.
  • Srivastava, S.K. (2010). Revision of genus Ranunculus L. (Ranunculaceae) in India. Taiwania 55: 273-314.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(2): 628-1199. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of China 6: 1-511. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://bsbi.org/archaeophytes. epublication.
  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • B.A.Fedtschenko & al. (1948). Flora Turkmenii 3: 1-280. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1965). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 1: 1-567. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2001). Flora Nordica 2: 1-430. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1953). Flora Uzbekistana 2: 1-547. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • M.Iranshahr, K.H.Rechinger, H.Riedl (1992). Flora Iranica 171: 1-249. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae. Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1975). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 4: 1-576. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Patzelt, A. & al. (2020). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXIV. Sixty new records from the Sultanate of Oman. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 413-437.
  • Srivastava, S.K. (2010). Revision of genus Ranunculus L. (Ranunculaceae) in India. Taiwania 55: 273-314.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2011 Day, C.D. [s.n.] Turkey K000341521 No
Jan 1, 2007 Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1664] Armenia K000297352 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1662] Armenia K000297350 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811587 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811603 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811567 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811589 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811627 Yes
Notcutt, W.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811623 Yes
Hosking, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811579 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811612 Yes
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811604 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811600 Yes
Baker, F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811583 Yes
Lomax, A.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811607 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811598 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811563 Yes
R.M [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811620 Yes
Speta, F. [s.n.] Turkey K001634070 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811573 Yes
Prior, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811559 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811581 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811571 Yes
Ward, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811626 Yes
Little, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811584 Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811558 Yes
Suckill, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811577 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 4700] India K001039724 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811611 Yes
Cotton, A.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811592 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811570 Yes
Cubitt, M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811606 Yes
Wallis, J.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811605 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811569 Yes
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811619 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1510] United Kingdom K000811576 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [2873] United Kingdom K000811560 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811594 Yes
Makins, F.K. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811575 Yes
Taylor, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811599 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811574 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811628 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811597 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811572 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811564 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811614 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811621 Yes
Inesidden, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811566 Yes
Tressider, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811557 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811613 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811568 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811585 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811591 Yes
Turrill, W.B.; Summerhayes, V.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811609 Yes
Allard, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811582 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811601 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811618 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811596 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811625 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811608 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811565 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811617 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811629 Yes
Downes, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811556 Yes
Edmonds, [illegible] [124] United Kingdom K000811622 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811595 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811586 Yes
Ley, E.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811580 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811593 Yes
Burtt, B.L.; Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811602 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811561 Yes
Western, E.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811578 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [5556] United Kingdom K000811610 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811562 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000811590 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [4016] United Kingdom K000811615 Yes

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