Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus micranthus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus micranthus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ranunculus micranthus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-010:
Ranunculus micranthus FAMILY Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus micranthus
COMMON NAME:
Small-flowered Buttercup, Rock Buttercup
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rami2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus micranthus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus micranthus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ranunculus micranthus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-010:
Ranunculus micranthus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus micranthus
3218
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich bottomland forests, also upslope on mesic to dry forests and rock outcrops over mafic or calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare in NC
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LEAVES:
Basal leaves simple; stem leaves deeply divided
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals (usually), shorter than the sepals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Usually brownish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p061
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p048
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