Flora of North America species comparison

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Ranunculus subg. Ficaria

ficaire, fig buttercup, lesser celandine, pilewort, renoncule ficaire
Habit Plants glabrous.
Roots

basal, some tuberous.
Stems

erect or decumbent, not bulbous-based, sometimes producing axillary bulbils.
Leaves

basal and cauline, simple, petiolate;

basal and cauline leaf blades similar, undivided, margins entire or crenulate.
Inflorescences

terminal, solitary flowers.
Flowers

sepals deciduous soon after anthesis, 3;

petals 7-10, yellow;

nectary scale attached on 3 sides, forming pocket, glabrous, free margin entire;

style absent.
Fruits

achenes, 1-locular;

achene body ellipsoid, about as wide as thick, not prolonged beyond seed;

wall thick, smooth;

margin low narrow ridge;

beak absent.

Ranunculus subg. Ficaria
Distribution
North America; Pacific Islands; Australia; Eurasia and n Africa
Discussion

Species 5 (1 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus
Subordinate taxa
Synonyms subg. Ficaria
Name authority (Schaeffer) L. D. Benson: Amer. J. Bot. 27: 807. (1940)
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