Ranunculus parviflorus L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Ranunculaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Annual, 1–3 dm, branched from the base, softly villous; lvs cordate-rotund, palmately 3–5-lobed, the lobes incised and sharply toothed; pedicels short and surpassed by the lvs at first, later elongating; pet 1–3 mm; receptacle glabrous; achenes subrotund, 1.5–3 mm, the margin nearly or quite smooth, the sides with many short, slender, hooked spines from swollen bases; beak flat, triangular, 0.5–1 mm; 2n=14, 28. Native of Europe, found here and there in our range as a weed. Apr.–July.
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Common Names
stickseed-crowfoot