Ranunculus pensylvanicus

Linnaeus f.

Suppl. Pl., 272. 1782.

Common names: Renoncule de Pennsylvanie
EndemicSelected by author to be illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3. Mentioned on page 94.
Revision as of 17:20, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Stems erect, never rooting nodally, hispid, base not bulbous. Roots never tuberous. Basal leaf blades broadly cordate in outline, 3-foliolate, 1.6-7 × 3-9 cm, leaflets cleft, usually deeply so, ultimate segments narrowly elliptic, margins toothed, apex acute. Flowers: receptacle hirsute; sepals reflexed ca. 1 mm above base, 3-5 × 1.5-2 mm, ± hispid; petals 5, yellow, 2-4 × 1-2.5 mm. Heads of achenes cylindric, 9-12 × 5-7 mm; achenes 1.8-2.8 × 1.6-2 mm, glabrous, margin forming narrow rib 0.1-0.2 mm wide; beak persistent, broadly lanceolate or nearly deltate, straight or nearly so, 0.6-0.8 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Aug).
Habitat: Stream banks, bogs, moist clearings, depressions in woodlands
Elevation: 0-1700 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Alaska, Ariz., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Vt., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Ojibwa tribes used Ranunculus pensylvanicus as a hunting medicine; the Potawatomi used it as an astringent for miscellaneous diseases (D. E. Moerman 1986).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Alan T. Whittemore +
Linnaeus f. +
Renoncule de Pennsylvanie +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Vt. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
0-1700 m +
Stream banks, bogs, moist clearings, depressions in woodlands +
Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Aug). +
Suppl. Pl., +
Endemic +  and Selected by author to be illustrated +
Ranunculus sect. Chrysanthe +
Ranunculus pensylvanicus +
Ranunculus sect. Ranunculus +
species +