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Ranunculus alismifolius

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth. [family RANUNCULACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Benson, Lyman,
Related name
  • Ranunculus flammula
  • Ranunculus alismellus
  • Ranunculus alismifolius
  • Ranunculus bolanderi
  • Ranunculus hartwegii
  • Ranunculus unguiculatus
  • Ranunculus glaberrimus
  • Ranunculus ellipticus

Flora

Entry for Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Bentham [family RANUNCULACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 3,
Names
Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Bentham [family RANUNCULACEAE], Pl. Hartw., 295. 1849
Information
Stems erect or ascending, not rooting nodally, glabrous or hirsute. Roots slender or fusiform-thickened basally, glabrous. Leaves: basal leaf blades with base acute; proximal cauline leaf blades lanceolate, ovate, or elliptic, 1.8-14.1 × 0.7-2.9 cm, base acuminate to rounded, margins entire or serrulate, apex obtuse to acuminate. Inflorescences: bracts lanceolate. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals 5, spreading or reflexed from base, 2-6 × 1-4 mm, glabrous or hirsute; petals 5-12, 5-14 × 2-8 mm; nectary scales glabrous. Heads of achenes hemispheric to globose, 3-7 × 4-8 mm; achenes 1.6-2.8 × 1.2-2 mm, glabrous or rarely hispid; beak lance-subulate, straight or weakly curved, 0.4-1.2 mm.
Distribution
North AmericaMexico (Baja California).

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