Ranunculus arvensis L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Ranunculaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Ranunculus arvensis L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Annual, 2–4 dm; lvs deeply divided into many linear and entire or narrowly cuneate-oblong and incised segments; fls long-pedicellate; pet obovate, 5–8 mm; receptacle hairy in fr; achenes 4–9, broadly and obliquely obovate, 4.5–7 mm, the sides and margins with numerous slender spines to 2.5 mm; beak subulate, 2–3 mm; 2n=32. Native of Europe, occasionally found as a weed in our range, esp. along the Atlantic coast. Apr.–Aug.

  • Common Names

    corn-crowfoot, hunger-weed