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Corn Buttercup

Ranunculus arvensis

87Records since 2000
MayPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr3
May46
Jun15
Jul11
Aug7
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England4
2Cambridgeshire England3
3Norfolk England3
4Devon England3
5Somerset England2
6Suffolk England1
7Kent England1
8Oxfordshire England1
9Surrey England1
10East Riding of Yorkshire England1
11Gloucestershire England1
84 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
87
Peak month
May
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Ranunculus arvensis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
348
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Name with authority
Ranunculus arvensis L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q341560 · GBIF 3033348