Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Ranunculus abortivus L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Ranunculus abortivus L. ssp. acrolasius (Fern.) Kapoor & A.& D. Löve, Ranunculus abortivus L. var. acrolasius Fern., Ranunculus abortivus L. var. eucyclus Fern., Ranunculus abortivus L. var. indivisus Fern., Ranunculus abortivus L. var. typicus Fern.

Common names:

Chicken-pepper [Chicken pepper] (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Common buttercup (1932, SD) (85)

Crowfoot (1913, IA) (80)

Early wood buttercup (1977-1986) (3, 4)

Kidney-leaf buttercup [Kidney-leaved buttercup] (1933, ND) (126)

Kidney-leaf crowfoot [Kidney-leaved crowfoot] (1899-1923) (5, 62, 97, 127, 131, 156, 158)

Little-leaf buttercup [Littleleaf buttercup] (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Small buttercup (1930, KS) (125)

Small-flower crowfoot [Small-flowered crowfoot] (1899-1923) (62, 63, 80, 156)

Smooth-leaf crowfoot [Smooth-leaved crowfoot] (1913-1936) (5, 93)