Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus bulbosus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Learn more about Bulbous Buttercup from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus bulbosus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ranunculus bulbosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-017:
Ranunculus bulbosus FAMILY Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus bulbosus
COMMON NAME:
Bulbous Buttercup
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rabu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rabu_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120405_546
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120405_553
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160421_292293
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160421_301
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Petals 8-16mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm160421_304
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
May be recognized by its erect, hairy stem, bulbously thickened at base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm160421_306
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Stems cormose-thickened at the base (vs. R. acris not cormose-thickened), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm180427_1500
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Flowers 1" wide with 5 glossy yellow obovate petals and reflexed sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm210413_9461
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Larger leaves pinnately 3-5-parted, the terminal segment longstalked, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm210413_9463
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210413_9465
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210413_9467
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210413_9469
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm250424_2638
April Greenville County SC
Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm250424_2808
April Greenville County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm51311_18
May Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm51311_20
May Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm5210_277b
May Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus bulbosus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus bulbosus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ranunculus bulbosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-017:
Ranunculus bulbosus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus bulbosus
1205
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in GA & SC Coastal Plain)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple: Larger leaves pinnately 3-5 parted, the terminal segment long-stalked
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 reflexed sepals
5 petals, longer than the sepals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers numerous, bracteate
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p379
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p535
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p242
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p262
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p014
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p077
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p041
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p062
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p048
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