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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Ranunculus lobbii
Lobb's water-buttercup


 
Scientific Name: Ranunculus lobbii (Hiern) Gray
English Name: Lobb's water-buttercup
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: RANULOB
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Ranunculales Ranunculaceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G4 (May 1991)
Provincial Status: SH (Apr 2019)
BC List: Red
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General Status Canada: 2 - May be at risk (2010)
   
Ecology & Life History
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(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Grassland/Shrub / Garry Oak Maritime Meadow / Facultative - frequent use
Lakes / Pond/Open Water / Facultative - frequent use
Other Unique Habitats / Garry Oak Vernal Pool / Facultative - frequent use
Global Habitat Comments: Shallow pools near sea level.
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Global Range Comment: Coastal areas from southern British Columbia to California.
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References and Related Literature
Backhouse, F. 2000. Extinct and Extirpated Species. B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch. 6pp.
Brayshaw, T.C. 1989. Buttercups, Waterlilies and their Relatives in British Columbia. Royal B.C. Mus. Mem. No. 1. 262pp.
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp.
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, eds. 1999. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 4, Dicotyledons (Orobanchaceae through Rubiaceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Minist. For., Victoria. 427pp.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Ranunculus lobbii. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 7, 2026).