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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ficaria verna ssp. calthifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus ficaria var. bulbifera
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
LESS THAN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus ficaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ranunculus ficaria sensu lato (Sell 1994)
Ranunculus ficaria ssp. calthifolius
COMMON NAME:
Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine, Pilewort
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JK Marlow jkm140305_005
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
Leaves crowded at base with few on short stems; petioles to 10cm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
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JK Marlow jkm140305_952
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
Leaves crowded at base, few on stems, up to 4cm x 4cm, per Ranunculus ficaria L. sensu lato (Sell 1994).
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JK Marlow jkm140305_980b
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
Flowers up to 30mm in diameter; petals 10-15mm x 2.5-6mm, contiguous, per Ranunculus ficaria L. sensu lato (Sell 1994).
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JK Marlow jkm140305_980c
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
Sepals spreading, saccate [pouch-like] at extreme base, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm140305_982b
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
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JK Marlow jkm140305_986
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
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JK Marlow jkm140305_996
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
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JK Marlow jkm140305_997
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
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JK Marlow jkm140307_039
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
Abundant fingerlike tubers easily visible when plants are pulled up, per Plant Conservation Alliance.
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JK Marlow jkm140307_044
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park
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JK Marlow jkm140307_055
March Mecklenburg County NC
Renaissance Park