familyRanunculaceae
genusRanunculus
subgenusRanunculus subg. Ranunculus
sectionRanunculus sect. Ranunculus
speciesRanunculus hispidus
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 77: 40. 1980.
Endemic
Basionym: Ranunculus caricetorum Greene Pittonia 5: 194. 1903
Synonyms: Ranunculus septentrionalis var. caricetorum (Greene) Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Stems decumbent, sometimes rooting at nodes. Flowers: sepals spreading or reflexed from base. Achene margin 0.1-0.2 mm broad. 2n = 64.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Aug).
Habitat: Swampy woods, marshes, stream banks, ditches
Elevation: 0-600 m
Distribution
Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Vt., Va., Wis.
Discussion
The name Ranunculus septentrionalis Poiret has often been used for R. hispidus var. caricetorum. The type specimen, however, belongs to var. nitidus (T. Duncan 1980).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.