Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Ranunculus fascicularis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus fascicularis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus fascicularis var. fascicularis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus fascicularis
COMMON NAME:
Early Buttercup, Thick-root Butterdup
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JK Marlow jkm100314_047
March Decatur County GA
Leaves mostly basal, divided into lobed and toothed segments, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm100314_051
March Decatur County GA
Leaves mostly basal, longer than wide, terminal segment stalked, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_fascicularis_n
April Floyd County GA
Little Dry Creek Natural Area
Petals longer than they are broad, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Ranunculus fascicularis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus fascicularis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus fascicularis var. fascicularis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus fascicularis