Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Ranunculus harveyi
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus harveyi
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ranunculus harveyi var. harveyi
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus harveyi
COMMON NAME:
Harvey's buttercup
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_raha_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Ranunculus harveyi
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus harveyi
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ranunculus harveyi var. harveyi
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ranunculus harveyi
3219
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: forests, savannas, shaley bluffs, and prairies, mostly on acidic substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Basal leaves simple; stem leaves deeply divided
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals (usually)
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Usually brownish
Aggregate of achenes
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