Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Coastal Plain Spearwort from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-007:
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Plain Spearwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rala2_002_lvd
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) 076-13-007:
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
3214
Forb
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in marshes, swamps, tidal cypress swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals, much longer than the sepals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish
Aggregate of achenes
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