Halerpestes ruthenica (Jacq.) Ovcz.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Halerpestes

Characteristics

Stolons 15--65 cm, subglabrous. Basal leaves 8--15, glabrous; petiole 2.2--17 cm, vaginate at base; leaf blade ovate-trapeziform or broadly oblong, 1.2--4.8 × 0.7--2.2 cm, base subtruncate, cordate-truncate, or broadly obtuse, 3--6-dentate. Scapes 1--4, 6--24 cm, sparsely puberulent or glabrescent. Flowers 1, sometimes 2 in monochasium, 1.4--2.4 cm in diam.; bracts lanceolate-linear, 4--13 mm, membranous vaginate at base. Pedicel 2--7.5 cm, sparsely puberulent. Sepals 5, elliptic, 5--7 mm, abaxially puberulent. Petals 6--12, narrowly obovate or obovate-oblanceolate, 0.8--1.2 cm × 3--5 mm, apex rounded. Stamens 50--78; anthers broadly ellipsoid, 0.8--1 mm. Aggregate fruit ovoid, 8--11 × 5--9 mm; achenes obliquely obovate, 2--2.5 × 1.8--2 mm, glabrous. Persistent style 0.5--0.8 mm, straight. Fl. May--Aug, fr. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Uses fodder
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Distribution

Halerpestes ruthenica world distribution map, present in China, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711254-1
WFO ID wfo-0000714603
COL ID 6KY5V
BDTFX ID 55300
INPN ID 117173
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Synonyms

Oxygraphis plantaginifolia Ranunculus ruthenicus f. multidentatus Ranunculus plantaginifolius Ranunculus ruthenicus Halerpestes ruthenica