Ranunculus platensis |
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prairie buttercup |
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Stems | decumbent, sparsely pilose. |
Flowers | sessile; receptacle glabrous or pilose; sepals 3, spreading, 1-2 × 0.5-1 mm, hirsute; petals 3, 1-2 × 0.5-0.8 mm. |
Heads of achenes | hemispheric, 2-2.5 × 3-3.5 mm; achenes 10-15 per head, 1.3-1.7 × 1-1.3 mm, faces and proximal margin finely papillate, each papilla crowned with hooked bristle, otherwise glabrous; beak semicircular to deltate, curved, 0.2-0.5 mm. |
Basal | and lower cauline leaf blades reniform, 3-parted, 0.8-1.7 × 1.2-2 cm, segment base cordate, margins dentate or lobulate, apex rounded-obtuse. |
Ranunculus platensis |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–spring (Feb–Apr). |
Habitat | Weed in disturbed areas, usually near coast |
Elevation | 0-200 m (0-700 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; TX; native to South America (s Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) [Introduced in North America]
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Source | FNA vol. 3. |
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Name authority | A. Sprengel: in K. Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 5: 586. (1828) |
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