Taxon Report
Ranunculus macounii BrittonMacoun's buttercup |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Ranunculus macounii Britton |
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Common Name: |
Macoun's buttercup |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Element Code: | PDRAN0L1M0 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | RAMA2 |
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Synonyms/Other Names: |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial herb |
| Blooming Period: Jun-Jul | Jun-Jul |
| Elevation: | 1400-1800 (4595-5905) |
| General Habitats: | Great Basin scrub, Meadows and seeps, Pinyon and juniper woodland |
| Microhabitat: | Mesic |
| Microhabitat Details: |
Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 2B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G5 |
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State Rank: |
S2S3 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | IUCN_LC |
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CRPR Changes: |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 12 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 1 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 11 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Big Swamp (4112121), Gallatin Peak (4012056), Gold Lake (3912066), Hager Basin (4112077), Johnsville (3912076), Letterbox Hill (4112018), Reconnaissance Peak (3912073), Shields Creek (4112043), South Mtn. (4112076) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 1 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 1 | 8 % | |
| Development | 1 | 8% |
Selected References
| Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences 12:3 (1892) |
| Ranunculus macounii profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018) |
| USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 January 2025].