OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-013:

Ranunculus sceleratus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ranunculus sceleratus

 

COMMON NAME:
Cursed Buttercup, Celery-leaf Crowfoot, Cursed Crowfoot


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image of Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus, Cursed Buttercup, Celery-leaf Crowfoot, Cursed Crowfoot

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_r_sceleratus_sce_5175

May    Currituck County    NC

All of the leaves are deeply lobed or divided, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus, Cursed Buttercup, Celery-leaf Crowfoot, Cursed Crowfoot

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_r_sceleratus_sce_5181

May    Currituck County    NC

A smooth succulent plant of wet habitats with 1/4" flowers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus, Cursed Buttercup, Celery-leaf Crowfoot, Cursed Crowfoot

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_r_sceleratus_sce_5221

May    Currituck County    NC

Achenes smooth, turgid, corky-thickened at bases for dispersal by floating, per Weakley's Flora.


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-13-013:
Ranunculus sceleratus   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ranunculus sceleratus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3220

Forb
Annual/Short-lived perennial

Habitat: marshes, ditches, and stream margins, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Basal leaves mostly deeply parted or compound; stem leaves less so, or simple
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
5 petals (usually)
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall?
Yellowish
Aggregate of achenes

 

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