Ranunculus ficaria in Genus Ranunculus

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Internal ID	UUID643fff65880c6794911956
Scientific name	Ranunculus ficaria
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 550 (1753)

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Invasive species management:
Ranunculus ficaria serves as a model organism for research into invasive plant biology and control strategies. Studies examine its reproductive biology, particularly its dual propagation system through both seeds and vegetative bulbils, which contributes to its rapid spread and establishment in new environments.

Ecological research applications:
The species is utilized in phenological studies tracking early-spring plant emergence and flowering patterns, providing data for climate change research on plant phenology shifts.

Properties relevant to use:
Contains protoanemonin, a lactone that degrades to anemonin, contributing to the plant's toxicity. Forms dense groundcover mats through tuberous roots and bulbils, enabling rapid vegetative spread and competitive displacement of native species.

Standards and regulation:
Classified as a noxious weed or invasive species in multiple jurisdictions including various U.S. states and Canadian provinces, with control measures mandated in certain areas.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Harvesting for research purposes follows ethical collection guidelines established by botanical institutions. Conservation efforts focus on controlling spread rather than cultivation, with emphasis on preventing establishment in pristine habitats and controlling existing populations through mechanical removal or targeted herbicide application.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbilifer	Lambinon	Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 51: 462 (1981)
Ficaria bulbifera	(Á.Löve & D.Löve) Holub	Preslia 33: 400 (1961)
Ficaria ranunculoides	Roth	Tent. Fl. Germ. 1: 241. 1788 [Feb-Apr 1788]
Ficaria verna subsp. bulbifera	Á.Löve & D.Löve	Bot. Not. 114(1): 52. 1961 [30 Mar 1961]
Caltha hiranoi	Tamura	Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 17: 117 (1958)
Chelidonium minus	Garsault	Fig. Pl. Med. 2: t. 220. 1764, nom. inval., opus utique oppressum; Descr. Pl. Anim. 144. 1767; Thell. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. viii. 789.
Ficaria aperta	Schur	Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 15(2): 31 (1877)
Ficaria boryi	Heldr. ex Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 7. 1878 [Sep 1878]
Ficaria communis	Dum.Cours.	Bot. Cult., ed. 2. 4: 445. 1811
Ficaria degenii	Harv.	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 15: 27 1905
Ficaria ficaria	H.Karst.	Deut. Fl. (Karsten) 565. 1882 [Feb 1882]
Ficaria peloponnesiaca	Nyman	Syll. Fl. Eur. 179. 1855
Ficaria polypetala	Gilib.	Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 259. 1782
Ficaria ranunculiflora	Moench ex St.-Lag.	Étude Fl. , éd. 8, 2: 13 (1889)
Ficaria roberti	F.W.Schultz	Arch. Fl. 346.
Ficaria rotundifolia	Schur	Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 15(2): 32 (1877)
Ficaria verna	Huds.	Fl. Angl. : 214 (1762)
Ficaria verna f. divergens	(F.Schultz) Soó	Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 18(1-2): 176. 1973
Ficaria verna f. marmorata	Priszter	in R. Soo, Magyar Fl. Veg. 6: 184. 1980
Ranunculus vernus f. divergens	F.W.Schultz	Arch. Fl. France Allem. 2: 122 1855
Ficaria vulgaris	J.St.-Hil.	Pl. France 2: 50. 1808
Ranunculus ficaria var. bulbifera	Albert
Ficaria verna f. dolichopetala	(Zapał.) Soó	Ann. Univ. Sci. Budapest. Rolando Eötvös, Sect. Biol. 8: 298 (1966)
Ficaria verna f. polypetala	(Zapał.) Soó	Ann. Univ. Sci. Budapest. Rolando Eötvös, Sect. Biol. 8: 298 (1966)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	fig buttercup
English	lesser celandine
Arabic	ماميران ربيعي
Arabic	ماميران صغير
Arabic	رجل الغراب
Bulgarian	жълтурче
Welsh	llygad ebrill
Estonian	kanakoole
Latvian	pavasara mazpurenīte
Slovenian	lopatičasta zlatica
Slovenian	navadna lopatica

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Name	Authority	First published in
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. calthifolius	(Rchb.) Arcang.	Comp. Fl. Ital. : 11 (1882)
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. chrysocephalus	P.D.Sell	Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 106: 117 (1991)
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. fertilis	A.R.Clapham ex Laegaard	Nordic J. Bot. 20: 526 (2000 publ. 2001)
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. ficaria
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. ficariiformis	Rouy & Foucaud	Fl. France 1: 73 (1893)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Africa click to expand
- Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Libya
  - Morocco
  - Tunisia

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
- Western Asia
  - Cyprus
  - East Aegean Islands
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Palestine
  - Turkey

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- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - Krym
  - North European Russia
  - Northwest European Russia
  - South European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Finland
  - Føroyar
  - Great Britain
  - Iceland
  - Ireland
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Kriti
  - Romania
  - Sicilia
  - Turkey-in-Europe
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares
  - Corse
  - France
  - Portugal
  - Sardegna
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Eastern Canada
  - Newfoundland
  - Ontario
  - Québec
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Illinois
  - Missouri
  - Wisconsin
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - Massachusetts
  - Michigan
  - New Hampshire
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Ohio
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  - Rhode Island
  - West Virginia
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Oregon
  - Washington
- South-central U.S.A.
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Delaware
  - District Of Columbia
  - Kentucky
  - Maryland
  - North Carolina
  - Tennessee
  - Virginia
- Western Canada
  - British Columbia

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000460581
UNII	YO2M043F0W
Canadensys	19671
USDA Plants	RAFI
Tropicos	27100161
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:712703-1
PFAF	Ranunculus ficaria
Observations.org	125194
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000002735
Nature Serve	2.160590
IPNI	712703-1
iNaturalist	55562
GBIF	3033351
WisFlora	4757
EPPO	FICVE
Elurikkus	6740
USDA GRIN	30823

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!

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Polyphenolic Compounds from Flowers of Hibiscus

Josline Y. Salib

Elsevier

07-Feb-2014

doi:	10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7

Organ-specific Distribution and Accumulation of Protoanemonin in Ranunculus ficaria L.

A. Bonora, B. Botta, E. Menziani-Andreoli, A. Bruni

Elsevier BV

17-Jun-2013

doi:	10.1016/S0015-3796(88)80059-3

Flavonoids from Ficaria verna Huds.

Tomczyk M, Gudej J, Sochacki M

Z Naturforsch C J Biosci

01-May-2002

doi:	10.1515/ZNC-2002-5-606
PMID:	12132681

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid	135	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O	138.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
Protocatechuic Acid	72	Click to see	154.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Vanillic Acid	8468	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O	168.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
> Benzenoids / Phenols / 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids
Hydroxyphenylacetic acid	127	Click to see	152.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides
Protoanemonin	66948	Click to see C=C1C=CC(=O)O1	96.08	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0015-3796(88)80059-3
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Caffeic Acid	689043	Click to see	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
Ferulic Acid	445858	Click to see	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
P-Coumaric Acid	637542	Click to see	164.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
Sinapinic acid	637775	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=CC(=O)O	224.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol	5280863	Click to see	286.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides
Orientin	5281675	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-2002-5-606
Vitexin	5280441	Click to see	432.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-2002-5-606
vitexin 2''-O-beta-D-glucoside	5280641	Click to see	594.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-2002-5-606
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-((2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl)oxychromen-4-one	51402807	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
Astragalin	5282102	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397934-6.00012-7
Kaempferol-3-O-Rutinoside	5318767	Click to see	594.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-2002-5-606

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Ranunculus ficaria

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Details Top

Ethnobotanical Use Top

General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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