OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus abortivus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus abortivus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Ranunculus abortivus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-011:

Ranunculus abortivus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ranunculus abortivus

 

COMMON NAME:
Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot


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image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_raab_001_lvd

        

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_raab_008_lvd

        

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_raab_009_lvd

        

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

JK Marlow    jkm110329_207

March    Greenville County    SC

Petals less than 1/8" long, shorter than sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

JK Marlow    jkm0304a_23

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

JK Marlow    jkm0404j_37

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

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.

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

JK Marlow    jkm150406_051

April    Greenville County    SC

Erect annual 8-20" tall with stem & branches mostly smooth, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

JK Marlow    s040407_de

April    Greenville County    SC

Basal leaves normally kidney-shaped & long-stalked, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

JK Marlow    s040415_a

April    Greenville County    SC

Uppermost leaves mostly sessile & divided into 3-5 narrow lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Ranunculus abortivus, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Early Wood Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Kidneyleaf Crowfoot

JK Marlow    jkm211112_4931

November    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Cordate basal leaves that are broader than long, with distinctive broad teeth that are flattish, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus abortivus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus abortivus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ranunculus abortivus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-011:
Ranunculus abortivus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus abortivus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1204

Forb
Winter annual

Habitat: Bottomland and other moist forests, low fields, disturbed areas, lawns, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Basal leaves simple; stem leaves deeply divided
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals (usually), shorter than the sepals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers solitary in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Aggregate of achenes

 

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