Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus hispidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-019:
Ranunculus hispidus FAMILY Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus hispidus
COMMON NAME:
Hispid Buttercup, Hairy Buttercup
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JK Marlow jkm120325_790
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves are deeply 3-lobed or sometimes trifoliate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm120325_790791
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves, 2-4" wide, on long hairy stalks, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm120325_795
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Sepals usually spreading, to 9mm long [shorter than petals], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120325_795b
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm180408_229
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Petals usually obovate, to 15mm long [longer than sepals], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180408_230
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm190413_7304
April Rabun County GA
Leaves deeply lobed or divided, broader than long but extremely variable, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm190413_7305
April Rabun County GA
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JK Marlow jkm190413_7369
April Rabun County GA
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JK Marlow jkm210406_9175
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9820
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9821
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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Steve Marlow snm210406_6172
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0066
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Fruit an aggregate of green achenes with elongate beaks, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
fruits that are an aggregate of achenes
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus hispidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-019:
Ranunculus hispidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus hispidus
1206
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich moist forests, creekbanks, mesic to dry woodlands and forests, bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain)
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LEAVES:
Larger leaves: mostly palmately 3-foliolate, terminal leaflet about the same size as lateral leaflets
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals, usually spreading
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Greenish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p010
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p283
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p242
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p262
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p305
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p041
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p062
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p049
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