Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus sardous
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Learn more about Sardinian Buttercup from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus sardous
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ranunculus sardous
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus sardous
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus sardous
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ranunculus sardous
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-004:
Ranunculus sardous
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
1209
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Low fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Basal leaves mostly deeply parted or compound; stem leaves less so, or simple
Basal (mostly) & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 reflexed sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p041
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p062
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p170
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