Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ranunculus septentrionalis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Learn more about Carolina Buttercup from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
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, 1938)
Ranunculus palmatus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ranunculus septentrionalis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus
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, 1938)
Ranunculus palmatus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus septentrionalis
3223
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: swamp forests, wet woodlands, open marshy wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Larger leaves: mostly palmately 3-foliolate, terminal leaflet about the same size as lateral leaflets
Basal & alternate
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals, usually reflexed
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Usually brownish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p283
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p428
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p262
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p014
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p305
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p042
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p062
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p049
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