Difference between revisions of "Ranunculus sulphureus"

Solander

in C. J. Phipps, Voy. North Pole, 202. 1774.

Common names: Renoncule soufrée
Synonyms: Ranunculus sulphureus var. intercedens Hultén
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|discussion=<p>Material of <i>Ranunculus sulphureus</i> from the Aleutian Islands has 3-lobed leaves similar to those of <i>R. nivalis</i>. These plants are sometimes separated as <i>R. sulphureus</i> var. intercedens.</p>
 
|discussion=<p>Material of <i>Ranunculus sulphureus</i> from the Aleutian Islands has 3-lobed leaves similar to those of <i>R. nivalis</i>. These plants are sometimes separated as <i>R. sulphureus</i> var. intercedens.</p>
 
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Revision as of 16:15, 24 September 2021

Stems erect from short caudices, 3-20 cm, sparsely pilose to glabrous, each with 1-3 flowers. Roots slender, 0.4-1 mm thick. Basal leaves persistent, blades transversely elliptic to orbiculate, 1-3 × 1-3 cm, base obtuse to nearly truncate, margins crenate or else blades shallowly 3-lobed with crenate lateral lobes, apex rounded or rounded-apiculate. Flowers: pedicels sparsely brown-pilose; receptacle brown-pilose; sepals 6-8 × 3-6 mm, abaxially densely brown-hispid; petals 5(-6), 8-12 × 6-10 mm; nectary scale glabrous. Heads of achenes ovoid-cylindric or ovoid, 6-7(-9) × 5-6 mm; achenes 1.8-2.2 × 1.4-1.8 mm, glabrous or sparsely brown-hispid; beak slender, straight or curved, 0.8-1.4 mm. 2n = 42, ca. 80, ca. 84, 96, ca. 98.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Sep).
Habitat: Meadows and seepy slopes, often around late snowbeds, bogs, and streamsides
Elevation: 0-1100 m

Distribution

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Greenland, B.C., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., Nunavut, Que., Yukon, Alaska, Eurasia.

Discussion

Material of Ranunculus sulphureus from the Aleutian Islands has 3-lobed leaves similar to those of R. nivalis. These plants are sometimes separated as R. sulphureus var. intercedens.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Ranunculus sulphureus"
Alan T. Whittemore +
Solander +
Ranunculus sect. Marsypadenium +
Renoncule soufrée +
Greenland +, B.C. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Que. +, Yukon +, Alaska +  and Eurasia. +
0-1100 m +
Meadows and seepy slopes, often around late snowbeds, bogs, and streamsides +
Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Sep). +
in C. J. Phipps, Voy. North Pole, +
Ranunculus sulphureus var. intercedens +
Ranunculus sulphureus +
Ranunculus sect. Epirotes +
species +