Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.

Blisterwort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

Stems 2–7 dm, sparsely hirsute, with few branches and fls; lvs all petioled except the uppermost, broadly reniform or rotund, 3-cleft to below the middle, ± pilose; pet pale yellow, 3.5–6 mm, narrowly oblong-obovate, about equaling the sep; achenes very flat, nearly rotund, 2 mm, sharply margined; beak firm, hooked or coiled, 1 mm; 2n=32. Moist or dry woods; Que. and Me. to n. Minn., s. to Ga., Miss., and Okla. Apr.–June.
More
Varieties 2 (1 in the flora): e North America; West Indies.
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-9
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten as greens.
Uses dye medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Laxative (root), Toothache (root), Venereal Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Oral Aid (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Throat Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ranunculus recurvatus habit picture by PT (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ranunculus recurvatus leaf picture by kathy gilbert (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus recurvatus leaf picture by Leslie M (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus recurvatus leaf picture by Leslie M (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ranunculus recurvatus flower picture by Jenniffer Hendrix (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus recurvatus flower picture by Matthew Dyer (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus recurvatus flower picture by Holly Nobles (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ranunculus recurvatus fruit picture by Holly Nobles (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ranunculus recurvatus world distribution map, present in Canada, Jamaica, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:713669-1
WFO ID wfo-0001129448
COL ID 4RHKL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ranunculus leptopetalus Ranunculus recurvatus f. recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus var. adpressipilis Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus var. minor Ranunculus recurvatus

Lower taxons

Ranunculus recurvatus var. tropicus