Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Ranunculus muricatus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus muricatus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-002:
Ranunculus muricatus FAMILY Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus muricatus
COMMON NAME:
spinyfruit buttercup, Roughseed Buttercup
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ramu2_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_r_muricatus_2847
March Lexington County SC
Sepals 3-5mm long; petals 5-7mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Ranunculus muricatus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus muricatus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-002:
Ranunculus muricatus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus muricatus
4119
Forb
Winter annual (Biennial/Perennial?)
Habitat: Ditches and marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
Basal leaves have long petioles.
Margins coarsely crenate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Flowers have pedicels.
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes
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