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Swamp Buttercup

Ranunculus septentrionalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 18, February 20, March 51, April 330, May 135, June 37, July 29, August 29, September 34, October 28, November 18, December 17.
United States1,886
Illinois1,799
Canada414
Ontario320
Pennsylvania280
Michigan240
New York208
West Virginia103
Kentucky71
Quebec69

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderButtercups, Poppies, and Allies · Ranunculales
Familybuttercup family · Ranunculaceae
Genusbuttercups · Ranunculus

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