OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ranunculus caricetorum   FAMILY Ranunculaceae   Go to FSUS key



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

 

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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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