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Ranunculus delphinifolius

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Name

Identification
Ranunculus praemorsus Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth ex DC. [family RANUNCULACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Duncan, T., 1982 Ranunculus delphinifolius HBK. [family RANUNCULACEAE ] Verified by Pringle, C.G., Isotype of Ranunculus amellus Briq. [family RANUNCULACEAE ] Verified by Duncan, T., 1982
Related name
  • Ranunculus praemorsus
  • Ranunculus multifidus
  • Ranunculus dissectus
  • Ranunculus geoides
  • Ranunculus petiolaris
  • Ranunculus amellus
  • Ranunculus vaginalis
  • Ranunculus hookeri
  • Ranunculus macranthus
  • Ranunculus californicus
  • Ranunculus fluviatilis
  • Ranunculus delphinifolius
  • Ranunculus purshii
Common name
  • Renoncule à évantails, Flora of North America Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Ranunculus flabellaris Rafinesque [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 flabellaris Rafinesque [family RANUNCULACEAE], Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev., 2: 344. 1818
Ranunculus delphinifolius Torrey [family RANUNCULACEAE]
Information
Stems floating or prostrate, glabrous, rooting at proximal nodes. Leaves: basal leaves seldom present, cauline leaf blades semicircular to reniform, 1-6×-lobed, parted, or dissected 1.2-7.3 × 1.9-10.8 cm, base truncate or cordate, segment margins entire or crenate, apex rounded to filiform. Flowers: receptacle sparsely hispid; sepals 5, spreading or weakly reflexed, 5-7 × 3-6 mm, glabrous; petals 5-6(-14), 7-12 × 5-9 mm; nectary scale variable, crescent-shaped, funnel-shaped, or flaplike; style 0.8-1.2 mm. Heads of achenes ovoid, 8-10 × 7-8 mm; achenes 1.8-2.2 × 1.6-2.2 mm, glabrous; beak lanceolate, straight, 1-1.8 mm. 2n = 32.
Phenology
Flowering late spring-summer (May-Aug)
Altitude range
0-1500 m
Distribution
USA Ala.USA Ark.USA Calif.USA Conn.USA Del.USA IdahoUSA Ill.USA Ind.USA IowaUSA Kans.USA Ky.USA La.USA MaineUSA Md.USA Mass.USA Mich.USA Minn.USA Miss.USA Mo.USA Nebr.USA Nev.USA N.H.USA N.J.USA N.Y.USA N.C.USA N.Dak.USA OhioUSA Okla.USA Oreg.USA Pa.USA R.I.USA S.Dak.USA Tenn.USA Tex.USA UtahUSA Vt.USA Va.USA Wash.USA Wis.USA Wyo.Canada Alta.Canada B.C.Canada Man.Canada N.B.Canada Ont.Canada Que.
Discussion
The Fox tribes used Ranunculus flabellaris as a cold remedy and a respiratory aid (D. E. Moerman 1986).

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