Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ranunculus abortivus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Kidneyleaf Buttercup from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus abortivus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-011:
Ranunculus abortivus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidney-leaved Crowfoot, Small-flowered Crowfoot
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_raab_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_raab_008_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_raab_009_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm110329_207
March Greenville County SC
Petals less than 1/8" long, shorter than sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0304a_23
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0404j_37
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120406_639
April Greenville County SC
Cauline lvs mostly lobed or divided; basal not so, w reniform to cordate bases, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150406_051
April Greenville County SC
Erect annual 8-20" tall with stem & branches mostly smooth, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow s040407_de
April Greenville County SC
Basal leaves normally kidney-shaped & long-stalked, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow s040415_a
April Greenville County SC
Uppermost leaves mostly sessile & divided into 3-5 narrow lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm211112_4931
November Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ranunculus abortivus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus abortivus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-011:
Ranunculus abortivus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
1204
Forb
Winter annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain south of VA)
Look for it in low fields, disturbed areas, bottomlands, lawns, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Basal leaves simple; stem leaves deeply divided
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals (usually), shorter than the sepals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p244
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p106
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p261
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p015
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p040
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p061
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p048
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p169