Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Coastal Plain Spearwort from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ranunculus laxicaulis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-007:
Ranunculus laxicaulis FAMILY Ranunculaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus oblongifolius
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Plain Spearwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rala2_002_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ranunculus laxicaulis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-007:
Ranunculus laxicaulis
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus oblongifolius
3214
Forb
Annual
Habitat: marshes, swamps, tidal cypress swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals, much longer than the sepals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall?
Yellowish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p249
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p047
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