Ranunculus sceleratus subsp. sceleratus
Publ. & Syn.L., Sp. Pl.: 551 (1753). Lectotype (BM-000628891): Europe. Herb. Clifford: 230, Ranunculus 12 (Benson 1954: 361).
NotesMartinenko (1976b) and Jalas and Suominen (1989) mapped Ranunculus sceleratus s. str. from arctic or near arctic localities in the Bolshezemelskaya Tundra in European Russia. Hultén and Fries (1986) mapped it from arctic or near-arctic localities in Siberia. Timokhina (1993) did not distinguish between subsp. sceleratus and subsp. reptabundus.
Chromosomes(1) 16 (2x). - Europe (W). - Gadella and Kliphuis (1967).
(2) 32 (4x). - Europe, Russia, Canada. - Numerous reports, see Jalas and Suominen (1989) referring several recent European counts.
GeographyNorth American (NE) - amphi-Atlantic - European - Asian: RUS* SIB*.
Distribution N = S     E = *     YG = *     KP = *     [ key ]
Parent taxonRanunculus sceleratus L.
PAF ID361204a
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