Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Ranunculus caricetorum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Ranunculus septentrionalis
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus septentrionalis var. caricetorum
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus septentrionalis var. pterocarpus
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus septentrionalis var. septentrionalis
COMMON NAME:
Northern Swamp Buttercup, Marsh Buttercup
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Ranunculus caricetorum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Ranunculus septentrionalis
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus septentrionalis var. caricetorum
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus septentrionalis var. pterocarpus
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus septentrionalis var. septentrionalis
3481
Forb
Perennial
Native: north of the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare
Habitat: swampy forests and marshes, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Larger leaves: mostly palmately 3-foliolate, terminal leaflet about the same size as lateral leaflets
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals (usually)
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Usually brownish
Aggregate of achenes
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