Ranunculus (nivalis)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Ranunculaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Buttercup family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Ranunculus nivalis L. | ||
| Common Name: | Arctic buttercup | ||
| Species Code: | RANNIV | ||
| General Distribution: | R. nivalis is a circumpolar species found from Alaska to Greenland to Eurasia. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Inferred seed dormancy is morpho-physiological dormancy. | ||
| References: |
Eurola, S. (1972). Germination of seeds collected in Spitsbergen. Ann. Bot. Fennici 9, 149-159. Table 10.35 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Ranunculus nivalis L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/10/27). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
