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Ranunculus turneri

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Ranunculus turneri Greene, E.L. 1892 [family RANUNCULACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
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Flora

Entry for Ranunculus turneri Greene [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 turneri Greene [family RANUNCULACEAE], Pittonia, 2: 296. 1892
Ranunculus occidentalis Nuttall var. turneri (Greene) L. D. Benson [family RANUNCULACEAE]
Information
Stems erect, never rooting nodally, hirsute, base not bulbous. Roots never tuberous. Basal leaf blades cordate to reniform in outline, 3-parted, 1.3-3 × 1.8-3.8 cm, segments cleft, ultimate segments elliptic to lanceolate, margins toothed, apex acute. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals spreading, 7-9 × 2-4 mm, hirsute; petals 5, yellow, 10-15 × 8-11 mm. Heads of achenes nearly globose, 7-10 mm wide; achenes 2.4 × 2.6-2.7 mm, glabrous, margin forming narrow rib 0.1-0.2 mm wide; beak persistent, lanceolate, strongly hooked or curved, 1.6-2 mm.
Conservation Status
of conservation concern
Phenology
Flowering summer (Aug)
Altitude range
0 m
Distribution
Asia.USA AlaskaCanada N.W.T.Canada Yukon
Discussion
Ranunculus turneri was considered an arctic race of R. acris by E. Hultén (1971). It occurs from the Mackenzie Delta to northeastern Alaska.

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