Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ranunculus caricetorum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ranunculus caricetorum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
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
Habitat: swampy forests and marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas
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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
5 petals (usually)
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Usually brownish
Aggregate of achenes
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