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Your search found 85 taxa in the family Ranunculaceae, Buttercup family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Yellowroot
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Xanthorhiza simplicissima FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Xanthorhiza simplicissima FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Xanthorhiza simplicissima 076-01-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Streambanks and riverbanks, less typically in moist rocky forests
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Eastern Columbine, Canada Columbine
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Aquilegia canadensis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aquilegia canadensis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aquilegia canadensis 076-02-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, rock outcrops, especially (though by no means entirely) on calcareous or mafic substrates
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: European Columbine, Garden Columbine
Weakley's Flora: (6/30/18) Aquilegia vulgaris FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aquilegia vulgaris FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aquilegia vulgaris 076-02-002 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, recently appearing in natural areas (such as grassy balds, in this soils around rock outcrops)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Dwarf Larkspur
Weakley's Flora: (6/30/18) Delphinium tricorne FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Delphinium tricorne FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Delphinium tricorne 076-03-002 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich, moist forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, less commonly (as along the Roanoke River in ne. NC) on very fertile alluvial deposits, moist prairies
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Prairie Larkspur, Carolina Larkspur, Blue Larkspur
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
(?) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Delphinium carolinianum 076-03-003 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rocky woodlands, granite outcrops, Altamaha Grit outcrops, blackland prairies, calcareous glades, moist sandy woodlands associated with longleaf pine
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Glade Larkspur
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Delphinium carolinianum ssp. calciphilum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Delphinium carolinianum ssp. calciphilum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Limestone glades and barrens
Native to Georgia
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Common Name: Tall Larkspur
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Delphinium exaltatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Delphinium exaltatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Delphinium exaltatum 076-03-004 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Dry to moist soils over calcareous (such as dolostone, especially Elbrook Formation) or mafic rocks (such as amphibolite, metagabbro, greenstone, and diabase), usually in the open (as grassy balds) or on forest edges in partial sun
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Appalachian Blue Monkshood, Eastern Blue Monkshood
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Aconitum uncinatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Aconitum uncinatum + FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aconitum uncinatum 076-04-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Seepages, saturated swamps, cove forests, other moist forests
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Trailing Wolfsbane, White Monkshood, White Aconite
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Aconitum reclinatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aconitum reclinatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aconitum reclinatum 076-04-002 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich cove forests, particularly along brookbanks, in seepages, and in periglacial boulderfields with seepage, primarily over mafic rocks (such as amphibolite, metagabbro, or greenstone), rarely over sandstone or granitic rocks
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Goldenseal
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Hydrastis canadensis FAMILY: Hydrastidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrastis canadensis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrastis canadensis 076-05-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Mesic (rarely drier), very nutrient-rich forests, with circumneutral soils, over calcareous or mafic rocks such as limestone, amphibolite, and dolostone, sometimes forming large colonies after canopy disturbance such as logging
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Marsh-marigold, Cowslip
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Caltha palustris var. palustris FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Caltha palustris var. palustris FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Caltha palustris 076-06-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Bogs, wet meadows, seepage swamps, brookbanks
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
False Rue-anemone, Isopyrum
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Enemion biternatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Enemion biternatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Isopyrum biternatum 076-07-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich forests, either on natural levees with very nutrient rich sediments or on slopes with underlying mafic rocks
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Doll's-eyes, White Baneberry, White Cohosh
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Actaea pachypoda FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Actaea pachypoda FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Actaea pachypoda 076-08-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich cove forests and slopes
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Black Cohosh, Early Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Actaea racemosa FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Actaea racemosa + FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cimicifuga racemosa 076-09-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich cove forests, other mesic and moderately to very fertile forests
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Black Cohosh, American Cohosh, Late Black Cohosh
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Actaea podocarpa FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Actaea podocarpa FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cimicifuga americana 076-09-002 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich cove forests and slopes, at moderate to high elevations
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Curlyheads
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis ochroleuca FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis ochroleuca FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis ochroleuca 076-10-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands and woodland borders, generally over mafic or calcareous rocks, such as diabase, gabbro, or calcareous siltstone
Uncommon in Carolina Piedmont, rare elsewhere within GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fremont's Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis fremontii FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis fremontii FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Calcareous flatwoods and limestone or dolomite glades
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Alabama Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Clematis socialis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis socialis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Wet calcareous flatwoods
Rare, endemic to three counties in GA-AL
Native to Georgia
Common Name: White-haired Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Clematis albicoma FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis albicoma FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Shale barrens
Uncommon, endemic to VA-WV
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name: Pale Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Clematis versicolor FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis versicolor FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rocky, calcareous woodlands, bluffs, and cliffs
Native: north & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Millboro Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Clematis viticaulis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis viticaulis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Shale barrens and shaly woodlands
Rare, endemic to VA
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Southern Leatherflower, Marsh Clematis, Swamp Leatherflower, Blue Jasmine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis crispa FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis crispa FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis crispa 076-10-002 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Marshes, tidal and non-tidal swamps, floodplain forests, disturbed wet or moist areas
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Vase-vine, Netleaf Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis reticulata FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Clematis reticulata FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis reticulata 076-10-003 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Dry, sandy woodlands, such as longleaf pine sandhills and dry hammocks
Uncommon
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Northern Leatherflower, Vase-vine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis viorna FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Clematis viorna FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis viorna 076-10-004 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Mesic forests, woodlands, thickets, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks
Common (uncommon in SC Piedmont & in GA, rare in SC Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Ware's Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis species 8 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Clematis viorna FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Uncommon in Piedmont (rare elsewhere)
Native to Georgia
Common Name: Beadle's Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis species 9 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Clematis viorna FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis viorna 076-10-004? FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Uncommon in Carolina Piedmont, rare elsewhere within GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
White-leaved Leatherflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis glaucophylla FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis glaucophylla FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis glaucophylla 076-10-005 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Dry rocky river bluffs, scrub-shrub over xeric alluvial deposits and fluvial sand ridges, wet hammocks (FL)
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Sweet Autumn Clematis, Yam-leaved Clematis, Sweet Autumn Virgin's Bower, Japanese Virgin's-bower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis terniflora FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis terniflora FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis dioscoreifolia 076-10-006 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Common in NC Piedmont, rare in GA Mtns, uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Non-native: east Asia (Japan, China, Korea)
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Common Name:
Virgin's Bower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis virginiana FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis virginiana FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis virginiana 076-10-007 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: In a wide variety of moist forests, thickets, and openings
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Coastal Virgin's Bower, Satin-curls, Climbing Clematis
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis catesbyana FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis catesbyana FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis ligusticifolia 076-10-008 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Dunes and interdune swales with abundant shell hash, calcareous woodlands, thickets, and glades, calcareous hammocks
Uncommon in SC, rare in GA & NC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Clematis, Purple Clematis
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clematis verticillaris 076-10-009x FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rocky slopes over mafic rocks (greenstone, amphibolite), known positively in NC only from amphibolite peaks in Ashe County
Rare
Native to North Carolina
Common Name: Fragrant Clematis, Fragrant Virgin's Bower, Sweet-scented Virgin's Bower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) - FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
PLANTS National Database: Clematis flammula FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Non-native: southern Europe & northern Africa
Common Name: Traveler’s Joy, Old Man's Beard
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clematis vitalba FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clematis vitalba FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, persistent after cultivation
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Windflower, Rue-anemone
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thalictrum thalictroides FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum thalictroides FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thalictrum thalictroides 076-11-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Meadowrue, Lady-rue
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thalictrum clavatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum clavatum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thalictrum clavatum 076-11-002 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Seepages, moist forests, spray cliffs at waterfalls, brookbanks
Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont, endemic to the Southern Appalachians
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Appalachian Meadowrue, Maid-of-the-mist
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thalictrum coriaceum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum coriaceum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thalictrum coriaceum 076-11-003 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich forests
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Early Meadowrue
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thalictrum dioicum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum dioicum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thalictrum dioicum 076-11-004 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Seepages, moist forests
Common in Mountains (uncommon in NC Piedmont, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Trailing Meadowrue
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thalictrum debile FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum debile FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Moist to wet forests over limestone
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Skunk Meadowrue, Waxy Meadowrue
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Thalictrum amphibolum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum revolutum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thalictrum revolutum 076-11-005 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, woodlands, barrens, and prairies, over hornblende, greenstone, dolostone, and serpentinized olivine
Common (rare in Coastal Plain, uncommon in GA Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Purple Meadowrue
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thalictrum dasycarpum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum dasycarpum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Forest, woodlands, and prairies
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Small-leaved Meadowrue, Small-flowered Meadowrue
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thalictrum macrostylum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum macrostylum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thalictrum macrostylum 076-11-007 & 008 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Moist places, perhaps associated with circumneutral soils, moist to dry ultramafic outcrop barrens (over serpentinized olivine), tidal freshwater marshes, rarely pineland seepages with calcareous substrate
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Tall Meadowrue, King-of-the-meadow, Late Meadowrue
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thalictrum pubescens FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum pubescens FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & NOMEN NUDUM Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thalictrum polygamum 076-11-009 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Bogs, marshes, wet forests
Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA-SC Piedmont & Coastal Plain, uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Appalachian Tall Meadowrue
Weakley's Flora: (6/30/18) Thalictrum hepaticum FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum pubescens FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & NOMEN NUDUM Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thalictrum polygamum 076-11-009? FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Seepage areas
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common Name:
Columbine Meadowrue
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) - FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
PLANTS National Database: Thalictrum aquilegifolium FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Non-native
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Common Name:
Mousetail
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Myosurus minimus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Myosurus minimus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Myosurus minimus 076-12-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Usually in disturbed areas, such as fields in floodplains
Original distribution unclear
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Common Name:
Small-flowered Buttercup, Stickseed Crowfoot
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus parviflorus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus parviflorus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus parviflorus 076-13-001 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
spinyfruit buttercup, Roughseed Buttercup
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) Ranunculus muricatus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus muricatus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus muricatus 076-13-002 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Ditches and marshes
Rare
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Corn Crowfoot, Hungerweed
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Ranunculus arvensis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus arvensis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus arvensis var. arvensis 076-13-003a FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Sardinian Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus sardous FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus sardous FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus sardous 076-13-004 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Low fields, disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name: Water-plantain Crowfoot, Water-plantain Spearwort
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus ambigens FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus ambigens FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus ambigens 076-13-006 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Marshes, swampy forests
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Coastal Plain Spearwort
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus laxicaulis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus laxicaulis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus laxicaulis 076-13-007 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Marshes, swamps, tidal cypress swamps
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Low Spearwort
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus pusillus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus pusillus var. pusillus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus pusillus 076-13-008 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Marshes, ditches, other wet habitats
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Mountain Crowfoot, Allegheny Buttercup
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus allegheniensis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus allegheniensis FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus allegheniensis 076-13-009 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Cove forests, rich forested slopes, sometimes in drier forests on calcareous or mafic substrates
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name: Small-flowered Buttercup, Rock Buttercup
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus micranthus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus micranthus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus micranthus 076-13-010 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Rich bottomland forests, also upslope on mesic to dry forests and rock outcrops over mafic or calcareous substrates
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name: Harvey's buttercup
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Ranunculus harveyi FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus harveyi FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Forests, savannas, shaley bluffs, and prairies, mostly on acidic substrates
Native: north & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidney-leaved Crowfoot, Small-flowered Crowfoot
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus abortivus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus abortivus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus abortivus 076-13-011 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Bottomland and other moist forests, low fields, disturbed areas, lawns, roadsides
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Cursed Buttercup, Celery-leaf Crowfoot, Cursed Crowfoot
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus sceleratus 076-13-013 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Marshes, ditches, and stream margins
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hooked Buttercup, Hooked Crowfoot
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus recurvatus 076-13-014 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, cove forests, swamps, mesic slope forests
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Creeping Buttercup
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus repens FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus repens FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus repens 076-13-015 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Low meadows, disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Tall Buttercup, Bitter Buttercup
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ranunculus acris FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Ranunculus acris var. acris FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ranunculus acris 076-13-016 FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
Habitat: Pastures, fields, roadsides, lawns, disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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