Ranunculus acriformis A.Gray

Sharpleaf buttercup (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

Stems erect, not rooting nodally, hirsute or strigose, base not bulbous. Roots never tuberous, sometimes thick and ± fleshy proximally. Basal leaf blades broadly ovate to cordate or sometimes reniform in outline, deeply 3-divided or occasionally 3-foliolate, 2.2-6 × 2.5-7.7(-10) cm, divisions 1-2× deeply parted or-dissected, ultimate segments linear to broadly linear, margins entire (occasionally a lobe reduced to large tooth), apex acute or rounded-acute. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals spreading or variously reflexed, 4-6 × 2-4 mm, appressed-hirsute; petals 5(-10), yellow, 7-13 × 4-10 mm. Heads of achenes hemispheric or globose, 5-8 × 6-8(-10) mm; achenes 2.2-3.4 × 2-3 mm, glabrous, margin forming narrow rib 0.1-0.2 mm wide; beak persistent, lanceolate, strongly curved, 0.4-1.6 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Images

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Distribution

Ranunculus acriformis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:217093-2
WFO ID wfo-0001129381
COL ID 4RFJK
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Ranunculus acriformis Ranunculus acriformis var. acriformis

Lower taxons

Ranunculus acriformis var. aestivalis Ranunculus acriformis var. montanensis