Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Cursed Buttercup from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-013:
Ranunculus sceleratus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Cursed Buttercup, Celery-leaf Crowfoot, Cursed Crowfoot
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_r_sceleratus_sce_5175
May Currituck County NC
All of the leaves are deeply lobed or divided, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_r_sceleratus_sce_5181
May Currituck County NC
A smooth succulent plant of wet habitats with 1/4" flowers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_r_sceleratus_sce_5221
May Currituck County NC
Achenes smooth, turgid, corky-thickened at bases for dispersal by floating, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
fruits that are an aggregate of achenes
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) 076-13-013:
Ranunculus sceleratus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
3220
Forb
Annual/Short-lived perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon in NC-SC, rare in GA
Look for it in marshes, ditches, and stream margins, 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 mostly deeply parted or compound; stem leaves less so, or simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals (usually)
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish
Aggregate of achenes
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