OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus hispidus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-019:

Ranunculus hispidus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ranunculus hispidus

 

COMMON NAME:
Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup


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JK Marlow    jkm120325_790

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

Leaves are deeply 3-lobed or sometimes trifoliate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm120325_790791

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

Leaves, 2-4" wide, on long hairy stalks, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm120325_795

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

Sepals usually spreading, to 9mm long [shorter than petals], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm120325_795b

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm180408_229

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

Petals usually obovate, to 15mm long [longer than sepals], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm180408_230

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm190413_7304

April    Rabun County    GA

Leaves deeply lobed or divided, broader than long but extremely variable, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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JK Marlow    jkm190413_7305

April    Rabun County    GA

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm190413_7369

April    Rabun County    GA

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm210406_9175

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm210426_9820

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm210426_9821

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

Steve Marlow    snm210406_6172

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Ranunculus hispidus, Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup

JK Marlow    jkm210507_0066

May    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Fruit an aggregate of green achenes with elongate beaks, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus hispidus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-019:
Ranunculus hispidus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus hispidus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1206

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich moist forests, creekbanks, mesic to dry woodlands and forests, bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain)

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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
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals, usually spreading
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Greenish
Aggregate of achenes

 

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