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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ranunculus bulbosus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus bulbosus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-017:
Ranunculus bulbosus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bulbous Buttercup
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rabu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rabu_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120405_546
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120405_553
April Pickens County SC
Flowers 1" wide with 5 glossy yellow obovate petals and reflexed sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm160421_292293
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160421_301
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Petals 8-16mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm160421_304
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
May be recognized by its erect, hairy stem, bulbously thickened at base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm160421_306
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Stems cormose-thickened at the base (vs. R. acris not cormose-thickened), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm180427_1500
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm180427_1501
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Larger leaves pinnately 3-5-parted, the terminal segment longstalked, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Roxanna Martin rlm51311_18
May Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm51311_20
May Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm5210_277b
May Spartanburg County SC