Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ranunculus sardous
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus sardous
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 076-13-004:
Ranunculus sardous
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sardinian Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_britt_0717_r_sardous
Stems erect, not rooting at the nodes, per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_r_sardous_0008
April Iredell County NC
An erect hairy-stemmed annual to 2' tall. Flowers have reflexed sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_r_sardous_0008b
April Iredell County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_r_sardous_0014
April Iredell County NC
Leaves mostly basal and 3-parted, each leaflet deeply cleft, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_r_sardous_0016
April Iredell County NC
Flowers are about 0.75" across with 5 glossy yellow petals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.