NameThatPlant.net: Ranunculus caricetorum

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

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum FAMILY Ranunculaceae

COMMON NAME:
Northern Swamp Buttercup, Marsh Buttercup

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

3481

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: swampy forests and marshes, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north of the Carolinas

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

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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