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Pennsylvania Buttercup (Ranunculus pensylvanicus)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant esp. leaves Ranunculus pensylvanicus is a flowering plant species in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family. Common names include bristly buttercup, bristly crowfoot and Pennsylvania buttercup. It is native to North America with a distribution over the northern part of the continent.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ranunculales

            • Family: Ranunculaceae

              • Genus: Ranunculus