Ranunculus allegheniensis |
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Allegheny crowfoot, Allegheny Mountain buttercup |
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Roots | slender, 0.2-0.8 mm thick. |
Stems | erect or nearly erect, 10-50 cm, glabrous, each with 9-40 flowers. |
Basal leaves | persistent, blades reniform, outer undivided, inner 3-lobed to 3-foliolate, 1-3.5 × 1.5-4.5 cm, base truncate or cordate, margins crenate, apex rounded or obtuse. |
Flowers | pedicels pubescent or glabrous; receptacle sparsely pilose; sepals 2-3 × 1-2 mm, abaxially sparsely hispid, hairs colorless; petals 5, 1-2 × 0.5-1 mm; nectary scale glabrous. |
Heads of achenes | globose to ovoid, 3-7 × 3-5 mm; achenes 1.5-2 × 1.4-1.8 mm, glabrous; beak slender, strongly curved, 0.6-1 mm. |
2n | = 16. |
Ranunculus allegheniensis |
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Phenology | Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Jul). |
Habitat | Woods and pastures |
Elevation | 0-1100 m (0-3600 ft) |
Distribution |
CT; KY; MA; MD; NC; NY; OH; PA; RI; TN; VA; VT; WV
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Source | FNA vol. 3. |
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Name authority | Britton: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 224. (1895) |
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