Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Carolina Buttercup from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Ranunculus septentrionalis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-018:
Ranunculus carolinianus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ranunculus palmatus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ranunculus septentrionalis
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Buttercup, Swamp Buttercup
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_ranunculus_hispidus1
May Richmond County NC
Stems smooth, weak, reclining. Lower leaves divided, leaflets broad-lobed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.