Ranunculus trichophyllusChaix

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WFO wfo-0001129323 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Ranunculus trichophyllus, photographed by Paolo Zucca
fig. a Paolo Zucca, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-22 / obs. 199715541

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Native range 152 botanical countries

Regions where Ranunculus trichophyllus is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, East Aegean Is., Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Manchuria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Primorye, Qinghai, Sakhalin, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Greenland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Chile South, Peru AlgeriaEgyptEthiopiaLibyaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanAltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChitaEast Aegean Is.Inner MongoliaIranIrkutskKamchatkaKazakhstanKhabarovskKirgizstanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaMagadanManchuriaNorth CaucasusPalestinePrimoryeQinghaiSakhalinTadzhikistanTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaAssamEast HimalayaIndiaNepalPakistanWest HimalayaNew South WalesSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyKritiKrymNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraineAlaskaAlbertaArizonaArkansasBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaConnecticutGreenlandIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasLabradorMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMexico NorthwestMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOhioOklahomaOntarioOregonPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecSaskatchewanSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingYukonArgentina NorthwestArgentina SouthBoliviaChile SouthPeru Canary Is.BalearesSardegnaDelawareRhode I.
Native distribution of Ranunculus trichophyllus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alaska ASK NORTHERN AMERICA
Alberta ABT
Aleutian Is. ALU
Arizona ARI
Arkansas ARK
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Connecticut CNT
Delaware DEL
Greenland GNL
Idaho IDA
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kansas KAN
Labrador LAB
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Mexico Northwest MXN
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Missouri MSO
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
Nevada NEV
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
North Carolina NCA
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Nunavut NUN
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
Saskatchewan SAS
South Carolina SCA
South Dakota SDA
Texas TEX
Utah UTA
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
Washington WAS
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO
Yukon YUK
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
Chita CTA
East Aegean Is. EAI
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Irkutsk IRK
Kamchatka KAM
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Kuril Is. KUR
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Magadan MAG
Manchuria CHM
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Sakhalin SAK
Tadzhikistan TZK
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Egypt EGY
Ethiopia ETH
Libya LBY
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM
Argentina Northwest AGW SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina South AGS
Bolivia BOL
Chile South CLS
Peru PER
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
South Australia SOA
Tasmania TAS
Victoria VIC

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is., Great Britain, Aleutian Is.. We hold no public-domain boundary for these regions, so they are listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Flowering 166 in flower of 173 examined

Proportion of examined Ranunculus trichophyllus in flower, by month
Month In flower Examined Share 95% interval
Jan 18 19 95% 75% to 99%
Feb 5 5 100% 57% to 100%
Mar 8 8 100% 68% to 100%
Apr 19 20 95% 76% to 99%
May 21 21 100% 85% to 100%
Jun 23 23 100% 86% to 100%
Jul 29 29 100% 88% to 100%
Aug 18 18 100% 82% to 100%
Sep 2 3 too few examined
Oct 3 5 60% 23% to 88%
Nov 9 10 90% 60% to 98%
Dec 11 12 92% 65% to 99%

Peak flowering in Feb. Each bar is the share of Ranunculus trichophyllus observations in which someone actually recorded the reproductive state and found the plant in flower, not the raw number of flowering records. That distinction matters: people observe plants far more in spring than in winter, so a bare count of flowering records partly measures when people go outside. Dividing by the number examined removes that. 166 of 173 examined observations were in flower, every one of them research grade. The whisker on each bar is a 95% Wilson interval. One month has fewer than 5 examined observations, so no proportion is drawn for it. This is still a global aggregate and not a forecast for your garden: the same species flowers on different dates in different hemispheres. Where a species has fewer than 30 flowering records we do not draw this chart at all. Computed from 10.15468/dl.cgje2x.

Also published as 57 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Batrachium aquatile subsp. caespitosum Piper
  • Batrachium aquatile subsp. pantothrix (Brot.) Piper
  • Batrachium aquatile var. flaccidum Cockerell
  • Batrachium aspergillifolium Dumort.
  • Batrachium bipontinum F.Schultz ex Gren. & Godr.
  • Batrachium caespitosum F.W.Schultz
  • Batrachium divaricatum (Schrank) Wimm.
  • Batrachium divaricatum Wimm.
  • Batrachium drouetii Nym.
  • Batrachium flaccidum (Pers.) Rupr.
  • Batrachium jingponse G.Y.Zhang, Chen Wang & X.Jun Liu
  • Batrachium kabulense Tamura
  • Batrachium lutulentum Nyman
  • Batrachium minimum Schur
  • Batrachium pantothrix (Brot.) Gray
  • Batrachium paucistamineum F.W.Schultz
  • Batrachium paucistamineum var. drouetii (F.W.Schultz ex Godr.) Gelert
  • Batrachium pectinatum Nyman
  • Batrachium pedunculare Greene
  • Batrachium radians Dumort.
  • Batrachium rigidum Dumort.
  • Batrachium saichinense Klinkova
  • Batrachium trichophyllum var. caespitosus Britton & A.Br.
  • Batrachium trichophyllum var. hirtellum L.Liu

and 33 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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