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Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus

not marked as a favorite taxon Ranunculus recurvatus Poiret var. recurvatus. Common name: Hooked Buttercup, Hooked Crowfoot. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Bottomland forests, cove forests, swamps, mesic slope forests. Distribution: ME and QC west to MN, south to sw. GA, MS, and OK.

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Subgenus: Ranunculus. Section: Polyanthemos.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Another variety, var. tropicus (Grisebach) Fawcett & Rendle, occurs in Puerto Rico and other islands of the West Indies.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA3, K4, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, POWO, Va; < Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. — C, Fl2, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, Mi, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, Keener (1976); > Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. var. adpressipilis Weath. — F, WV; > Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. var. recurvatus — F, WV. Basionym: Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. 1804

Links to other floras: = Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACW (name change)
  • Midwest: FACW (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to ascending perennial of bottomland forests, cove forests, swamps and mesic slope forests.

Stems: Stems 1-3, flexible, simple or few-branched, hairy; flower stalks also finely hairy.

Leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on stem, petiolate (reduced petioles upward), kidney-shaped to broadly oval, to 4 1/2 in. long and wide, divided into 3 toothed or further lobed, diamond- to oval-shaped segments; upper surface dull green with deeply etched veins, lower surface shiny green; margins long-hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in small, stalked clusters of 2-5 from upper leaf axils; yellow and green, 1/4-1/2 in. wide, with 5 tiny, narrowly oblong, glossy yellow petals; 5 longer, whitish-green, hairy, recurved petals; and a central green, compound ovary with a ring of stamens.

Fruits: Fruit a rounded cluster of flattened achenes with hook-beaked tips.

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Height: 6-24 in.

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description: Erect to ascending perennial of bottomland forests, cove forests, swamps and mesic slope forests.

stems: Stems 1-3, flexible, simple or few-branched, hairy; flower stalks also finely hairy.

leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on stem, petiolate (reduced petioles upward), kidney-shaped to broadly oval, to 4 1/2 in. long and wide, divided into 3 toothed or further lobed, diamond- to oval-shaped segments; upper surface dull green with deeply etched veins, lower surface shiny green; margins long-hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in small, stalked clusters of 2-5 from upper leaf axils; yellow and green, 1/4-1/2 in. wide, with 5 tiny, narrowly oblong, glossy yellow petals; 5 longer, whitish-green, hairy, recurved petals; and a central green, compound ovary with a ring of stamens.

fruits: Fruit a rounded cluster of flattened achenes with hook-beaked tips.

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