Difference between revisions of "Ranunculus pusillus"
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|name=Ranunculus oblongifolius | |name=Ranunculus oblongifolius | ||
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|name=Ranunculus pusillus var. angustifolius | |name=Ranunculus pusillus var. angustifolius | ||
|authority=(Engelmann ex Engelmann & A. Gray) L. D. Benson | |authority=(Engelmann ex Engelmann & A. Gray) L. D. Benson | ||
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|name=Ranunculus tener | |name=Ranunculus tener | ||
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|hierarchy=Ranunculaceae;Ranunculus;Ranunculus subg. Ranunculus;Ranunculus sect. Flammula;Ranunculus pusillus | |hierarchy=Ranunculaceae;Ranunculus;Ranunculus subg. Ranunculus;Ranunculus sect. Flammula;Ranunculus pusillus | ||
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|elevation=0-300 m | |elevation=0-300 m | ||
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Miss.;Mo.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Pa.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;W.Va. | |distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Miss.;Mo.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Pa.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;W.Va. | ||
− | |discussion=<p>In most specimens of <i>Ranunculus pusillus</i>, the heads of achenes are hemispheric to short-ovate and only 2-3 mm. Occasional plants with cylindric heads of achenes 4-6 mm from the Gulf Coast states have been called <i>R. pusillus</i> < | + | |discussion=<p>In most specimens of <i>Ranunculus pusillus</i>, the heads of achenes are hemispheric to short-ovate and only 2-3 mm. Occasional plants with cylindric heads of achenes 4-6 mm from the Gulf Coast states have been called <i>R. pusillus</i> <i></i>var.<i> angustifolius</i>.</p> |
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|publication title=in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. | |publication title=in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. | ||
|publication year=1804 | |publication year=1804 | ||
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|genus=Ranunculus | |genus=Ranunculus | ||
|subgenus=Ranunculus subg. Ranunculus | |subgenus=Ranunculus subg. Ranunculus |
Latest revision as of 22:48, 5 November 2020
Stems erect or ascending, rooting at most proximal nodes, glabrous. Roots not thickened basally, glabrous. Proximal cauline leaf blades ovate or lanceolate, 1.2-4.2 × 0.5-1.2 cm, base acute to truncate, margins entire or denticulate, apex acuminate to rounded. Inflorescences: bracts linear to lanceolate or oblanceolate. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals 4-5, spreading or reflexed from base, 1.5-3 × 1-1.5 mm, glabrous or sparsely hirsute; petals 1-3, 1.5-2 × 0.5-1 mm; nectary scales glabrous. Heads of achenes hemispheric to cylindric, 2-8 × 2-3 mm; achenes 1-1.2 × 0.6-0.8 mm, ± tuberculate, glabrous; beak absent or nearly so, to 0.1 mm.
Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–Jun).
Habitat: Ditches, ponds, and swamps
Elevation: 0-300 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Calif., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
In most specimens of Ranunculus pusillus, the heads of achenes are hemispheric to short-ovate and only 2-3 mm. Occasional plants with cylindric heads of achenes 4-6 mm from the Gulf Coast states have been called R. pusillus var. angustifolius.
Selected References
None.