Ranunculus allenii B.L.Rob.

Allen's buttercup (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

Stems erect or ascending, 5-19 cm, sparsely pilose, each with 1-4 flowers. Roots slender, 0.2-0.8 mm thick. Basal leaves persistent, blades reniform or semicircular, undivided or some 3-parted, 1.4-2.1 × 1.7-2.8 cm, base cordate or truncate, margins crenate with more than 5 crenae, apex rounded. Flowers: pedicels pilose, sometimes sparsely so; receptacle hispid; sepals 4-6 × 2-3 mm, abaxially pilose, hairs colorless; petals 5, 4-5 × 2-4 mm; nectary scale glabrous. Heads of achenes ovoid to cylindric, 4-7 × 4-6 mm; achenes 1.6-1.8 × 1.2-1.4 mm, glabrous; beak lance-subulate, curved, 0.4-0.6 mm. 2 n = 32.
Life form
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Ranunculus allenii world distribution map, present in Canada

Conservation status

Ranunculus allenii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:217123-2
WFO ID wfo-0001129388
COL ID 4RFLC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ranunculus allenii