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Learn more about Low Spearwort from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
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) 076-13-008:
Ranunculus pusillus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ranunculus pusillus
COMMON NAME:
Low Spearwort
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JK Marlow jkm160326_086
March Laurens County SC
Petals 1-3(-5), 1-2 mm long, about as long as the sepals, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm160326_088
March Laurens County SC
Linear cauline leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm160326_089
March Laurens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160326_139
March Laurens County SC
Small ovate basal leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.