Ranunculus longirostris
Species of aquatic plant
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Ranunculus longirostris, the longbeak buttercup,[1] is an aquatic plant in the buttercup family.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. longirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranunculus longirostris | |
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This species is native to Canada and the United States, where it is widespread. However, it is absent from most of the Southeastern United States.[3] It is found in a diversity of freshwater aquatic habitats, often in streams with slow moving water.[4]
There has been some difficulty in separating this species from the closely related Ranunculus trichophyllus, due in part to the lack of preservation of critical features on herbarium specimens.[5]
