Ranunculus pensylvanicus is a flowering plant species in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Common names include bristly buttercup,[1] bristly crowfoot and Pennsylvania buttercup.[2][3] It is native to North America with a distribution over the northern part of the continent.[4]
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. pensylvanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus L.f. 1781 | |