Ranunculus pusillus

Family:RANUNCULACEAE
Species:Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
Common Name:Low Spearwort; Low Buttercup
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:RAPU
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW+ (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyRANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Genus Ranunculus
Species Ranunculus pusillus Poir. - Low Spearwort; Low Buttercup

Citation

Citation Ranunculus pusillus Poiret, Encycl. 6(1): 99. 1804.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Bosc s.n. (holotype: P).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Ranunculus biolettii Ranunculus biolettii Greene, Pittonia 2: 225. 1892. CALIFORNIA: Sonoma Co.: Hook's Peak, 1 May 1889, Bioletti s.n. (holotype: NDG).
Ranunculus humilis Ranunculus humilis Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 102. 1806, nom. illegit.Ranunculus pusillus Poiret 1804. 
Ranunculus pusillus var. muticus Ranunculus pusillus Poiret, var. muticus Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 17. 1838. NEW YORK: Without data, Torrey s.n. (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by L. D. Benson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 310. 1942.
Ranunculus pusillus var. oblongifolius Ranunculus pusillus Poiret, var. oblongifolius (Elliott) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 17. 1838.Ranunculus oblongifolius Elliott 1821. 
Ranunculus pusillus var. typicus Ranunculus pusillus Poiret, var. typicus L. D. Benson, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 40: 197. 1948, nom. inadmiss.Ranunculus pusillus Poiret 1804.  
Ranunculus trachyspermus Ranunculus trachyspermus Engelmann, in Engelmann & A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 211. 1845, non Elliott 1821. TEXAS: Harris Co.: Near Houston,
Ranunculus trachyspermus var. angustifolius Ranunculus trachyspermus Engelmann, var. angustifolius Engelmann, in Engelmann & A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 211. 1845.  
Ranunculus trachyspermus var. lindheimeri Ranunculus trachyspermus Engelmann, var. lindheimeri Engelmann, in Engelmann & A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 211. 1845. TEXAS: Harris Co.: Near Houston, 1843, Lindheimer s.n. (holotype: MO; isotype: GH).
Ranunculus lindheimeri    
Ranunculus oblongifolius Ranunculus oblongifolius Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 58. 1821. GEORGIA: Chatham Co.: 12 mi. from Savannah on the Augusta Road, St. John's Berkley, s.d., Macbride s.n. (holotype: CHARL).
Ranunculus pusillus var. angustifolius Ranunculus pusillus Poiret, var. angustifolius (Engelmann) L. D. Benson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 310. 1942.Ranunculus trachyspermus Engelmann, var. angustifolius Engelmann 1845. 
Ranunculus pusillus var. lindheimeri Ranunculus pusillus Poiret, var. lindheimeri (Engelmann) A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 367. 1886.Ranunculus trachyspermus Engelmann, var. lindheimeri Engelmann 1845.  
Ranunculus tener Ranunculus tener C. Mohr, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 513. 1901.Ranunculus trachyspermus Engelmann 1845, non Elliott 1821. 

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Coffee, Colbert, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Greene, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1889 - 1993

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA_ACC_2276 Lee 6 Apr 1949 Snow, Samuel P.
S.N.
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
JSU128792 Lawrence 4 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17472
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0033546 Randolph 25 Apr 2010 England, J. Kevin
2339
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0035085 DeKalb 29 Apr 2017 England, J. Kevin
7663
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030644 Mobile 09 Apr 1892 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0038269 Mobile 06 Apr 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7524
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030670 Lee 30 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1589
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
AUA_ACC_56571 Pike 14 Apr 1996 Diamond, Alvin R.
10175
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
UNA00073823 Etowah 14 Mar 2016 Davenport, L.J.
6037
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0003638 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17412
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00030625 Mobile s.d. Deramus, Rebecca
D847
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
AUA_ACC_16974 Montgomery 15 Apr 1969 Freeman, John D.
639
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
UNA00030624 Dallas 11 Apr 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
1945
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU128787 Etowah 22 Sep 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10748
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030695 Jackson 08 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
429
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0001832 Randolph 17 Apr 2010 Davenport, L.J.
4214
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000008157 Butler 29 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17475
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0003643 Sumter 19 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5820.1
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00030619 Mobile 23 Apr 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0003640 Choctaw 06 Apr 2007 Harrell, Elizabeth A.
266
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00030665 Mobile 27 Mar 1982 Haynes, Robert R.
8506
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
AUA_ACC_56580 Pike 5 May 1996 Diamond, Alvin R.
10217
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
JSU128791 Lawrence 6 May 1978 Kral, Robert
61674
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0050363 Lee 27 Mar 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5422
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU128794 Lawrence 27 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16451
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000038322 Bullock 18 Apr 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1569
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
AUA_ACC_60889 Elmore 23 Apr 1964 Creel, John
S.N.
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
UNA00030634 Limestone 06 Apr 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
317
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU128788 Etowah 21 Apr 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9758
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00067160 Choctaw 23 Mar 2007 Harrell, Elizabeth A.
112
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0031701 Shelby 09 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5396.1
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030690 Colbert 05 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
372
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
USAM000013415 Mobile 01 May 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
6993
USAM
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030799 Jackson 02 May 1889 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU142236 Clarke 21 Mar 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-108
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
SAMF0001502 Etowah 19 Apr 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4232
SAMF
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030790 Lee _ Apr 1897 Baker, Charles F.
s.n.
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000034457 Sumter 19 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5820a
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0003641 Lawrence 22 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1682
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000033285 Montgomery 04 Apr 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21233
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU142181 Dallas 15 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-109
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030655 Fayette 05 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1670
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00030640 Shelby 09 May 1981 Horn, Charles N.
283
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000022642 Choctaw 23 Mar 2007 Harrell, Elizabeth A.
112
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00048643 Mobile 26 Mar 1977 Ross, Larry J.
10
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU128799 Marshall 23 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1456
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000039268 Henry 10 Apr 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24946
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0010966 Houston 02 May 2007 Kral, Robert
97932
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00030800 Mobile 09 Apr 1892 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0014977 Bullock 18 Apr 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1569
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0003639 Choctaw 23 Mar 2007 Harrell, Elizabeth A.
112
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00022126 Coffee 28 Mar 1993 Haynes, Robert R.
9431
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
AUA_ACC_43817 Wilcox 6 Apr 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
340
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
JSU128785 Colbert 3 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8137
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
AUA_ACC_49160 Pike 12 Apr 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4413
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
UWAL0037370 Bullock 29 Mar 2017 Soehren, Eric C.
469
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU128789 Jackson 28 Apr 1994 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000048183 Mobile 01 May 1973 Lelong, Michel G.
6993
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
AUA_ACC_40415 Baldwin 7 Apr 1972 Floyd, Scott A.
29
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
UNA00030639 Tuscaloosa 08 Apr 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
317
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU128795 Marshall 22 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1417
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030660 Morgan 06 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
422
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00030795 Mobile 23 Apr 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
AUA_ACC_2275 Lee 19 Apr 1955 Mount, Robert H.
S.N.
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
TROY000008164 Pike 28 Mar 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
11655
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0009883 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7051
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00066828 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17412
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000008160 Coffee 12 Apr 2000 Martin, Brian H.
568
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
USAM000013416 Mobile 23 Mar 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7433
USAM
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0050874 Etowah 30 Mar 1967 Kral, R.
27925
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0018462 Houston 07 Mar 1991 Kral, Robert
78378
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000037818 Butler 25 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23935
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU128784 Chilton 27 Apr 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9670
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000008163 Pike 21 Apr 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
11245
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
SAMF0001503 Randolph 17 Apr 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4214
SAMF
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030635 Etowah 11 Apr 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
1193
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000022520 Lawrence 14 Apr 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8825
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU128800 Marshall 2 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1468
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030629 Tuscaloosa 15 Apr 1978 Davenport, Lawrence J.
308
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000028678 Marengo 23 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1689
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
USAM000013422 Mobile 25 Apr 1970 Wofford, B. Eugene
10442
USAM
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000022641 Geneva 03 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18846
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU142237 Clarke 21 Mar 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-108
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
USAM000013423 Mobile 06 Apr 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7524
USAM
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030789 Lee 28 Apr 1897 Baker, Charles F.
s.n.
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000008159 Coffee 03 Mar 2000 Martin, Brian H.
454a
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0050875 Coffee 01 Apr 1967 Kral, R.
28081
UWAL
Ranunuclus pusillus Poir.
UNA00030675 Lawrence 06 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
396
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0003642 Marengo 23 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1689
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000008162 Pike 25 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13069
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU128793 Lawrence 26 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16487
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
ALNHS00000546 Dallas 15 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-109
ALNHS
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
SAMF0006451 Chambers 23 Mar 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6080
SAMF
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030654 Pickens 08 Apr 1960 McDaniel, Sidney
1600
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
TROY000048203 Autauga 03 May 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1677
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU128783 Calhoun 18 Apr 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10482
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU128801 Mobile 26 Mar 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
5149
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000028889 Lawrence 22 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1682
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0012733 Marengo 01 May 2012 England, J. Kevin
3440
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030680 Marshall 21 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
588
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0032422 Morgan 23 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6253
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0046285 Autauga 03 May 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1677
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000041157 Elmore 14 Apr 2012 Pullen, Robert
391
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU128786 Clay 2 Apr 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1292
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000008161 Montgomery 11 May 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17559
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
AUA_ACC_11162 Lee 10 Apr 1963 Rogers, Ken E.
S.N.
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
UNA00058314 Pike 25 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13069
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0018028 Etowah 22 Apr 1990 Kral, Robert
77327
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UNA00030645 Montgomery 30 Mar 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1461
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0001818 Etowah 19 Apr 2010 Davenport, L.J.
4232
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030659 Greene 14 Apr 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
T 980
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
AUA_ACC_49637 Crenshaw 22 Apr 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4507
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
JSU128797 Marshall 23 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1434
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030649 Mobile _ May 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0016710 Henry 10 Apr 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24946
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030685 Madison 05 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
366
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
SAMF0006430 Etowah 14 Mar 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6037
SAMF
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UWAL0043575 Baldwin 12 Mar 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1188
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU128796 Limestone 1 Mar 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00298
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000008145 Dale 20 Mar 1998 Rundell, Hannelore
502
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
JSU128790 Jefferson 13 Apr 1970 Kral, Robert
38388
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000044050 Shelby 09 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5396
TROY
Ranunculus pusilus Poiret
AUA000037861 Lee 27 Mar 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5422
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
UNA00029004 Calhoun 09 May 1979 Haynes, Robert R.
7145
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
JSU140080 Dallas 15 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-109
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
UNA00030650 Greene 01 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1638
UNA
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
UWAL0033246 Montgomery 17 Mar 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27257
UWAL
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000008158 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17412
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
AUA000039541 Morgan 23 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6253
AUA
Ranunculus Pusillus Poir.
JSU128798 Marshall 23 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1443
JSU
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
TROY000032458 Houston 10 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18900
TROY
Ranunculus pusillus Poiret
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