Flora of North America species comparison

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Ranunculus flammula var. reptans
Photo is of parent taxon

creeping spearwort, lesser spearwort, renoncule rampante, slender creeping spearwort
Stems

prostrate, 0.2-1 mm thick.
Leaf

blades linear or filiform, 0.7-3 × 0.04-0.1 cm.
Flowers

sepals 1-2 mm;

petals 3-5 × 1-2.5 mm.
2n

= 32.

Ranunculus flammula var. reptans
Phenology Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Sep).
Habitat Shallow water and wet ground, open shores of lakes and rivers and in temporary ponds
Elevation 0-2500 m (0-8200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; CT; ID; MA; ME; MI; MN; MT; NH; NJ; NY; PA; VT; WA; WI; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NF; NS; NT; ON; QC; SK; YT; SPM; Greenland; Eurasia
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus > subg. Ranunculus > sect. Flammula > Ranunculus flammula
Sibling taxa
R. flammula var. flammula, R. flammula var. ovalis
Synonyms R. reptans, R. flammula var. filiformis
Name authority (Linnaeus) E. Meyer: Pl. Labrador., 96. (1830)
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