Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ranunculus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Mountain Crowfoot from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-009:
Ranunculus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Crowfoot, Allegheny Buttercup
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_raal2_001_lvd
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) 076-13-009:
Ranunculus allegheniensis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
3216
Forb
Annual?
Native to the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Uncommon in NC, rare in SC
Look for it in cove forests, on rich forested slopes, 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:
Basal leaves simple; stem leaves deeply divided
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals (usually), shorter than the sepals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Usually brownish
Aggregate of achenes
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