Ranunculus

genus of flowering plants
Taxon taxon Q146130
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Ranunculus

Summary

Ranunculus is a taxon[1]. Ranunculus ranks in the top 0.25% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,673 views/month, #486 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ranunculus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ranunculus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Ranunculus belongs to the parent taxon Ranunculeae[5].
  • Ranunculus's scientific name is Ranunculus[6].
  • Ranunculus's Commons category is recorded as Ranunculus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Ranunculus is Ranunculus auricomus[8].
  • Ranunculus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ranunculus[9].
  • Ranunculus's Commons gallery is recorded as Ranunculus[10].
  • Ranunculus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • Ranunculus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Ranunculus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 28[13].
  • Ranunculus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Ranunculus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • Ranunculus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[16].
  • Ranunculus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Ranunculus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10248[18].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'buttercup'}[19].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حوذان'}[20].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Qaymaqçiçəyi'}[21].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Казялец'}[22].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'ལྕི་ཚ།'}[23].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pryskyřník'}[24].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'csb', 'text': 'Jastrownik'}[25].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ranunkel'}[26].
  • Ranunculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hahnenfuß'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ranunculus is Ranunculus[6]. Ranunculus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Ranunculus is classified within Ranunculeae[5]. The taxonomic type of Ranunculus is Ranunculus auricomus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'buttercup'}[19], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حوذان'}[20], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Qaymaqçiçəyi'}[21], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Казялец'}[22], {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'ལྕི་ཚ།'}[23], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pryskyřník'}[24].

Identifiers

Ranunculus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3445[28]. Ranunculus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 37662[29]. Ranunculus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3033294[30]. Ranunculus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18558[31].

Why It Matters

Ranunculus ranks in the top 0.25% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,673 views/month, #486 of 195,241).[2] Ranunculus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Ranunculus is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Aliases
    Taxonomic type Ranunculus auricomus
    Parent taxon Ranunculeae
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