Species Details

Ranunculus macounii

Macoun's buttercup

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Classification

Scientific Name: Ranunculus macounii Britton
Common Name: Macoun's buttercup
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Element Code:	PDRAN0L1M0
USDA Plants Symbol:	RAMA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:	IUCN_LC
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-08-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Jul

Elevation:
1400 - 1800 meters
4595 - 5905 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Meadows and seeps
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Probably threatened by grazing and hydrological alteration.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	8 %
Development	1	8%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					12
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	0	11

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	12
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Iowa (IA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), North Dakota (ND), Oregon (OR), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wyoming (WY)

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)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Original Description:	Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences 12:3 (1892)
Species Account:	Ranunculus macounii profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile