Ranunculus rhomboideus Goldie

  • 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 rhomboideus Goldie

  • Description

    Species Description - Perennial, 1–2 dm at anthesis, spreading-hairy; basal lvs ovate-oblong to broadly ovate, 1–5 cm, long-petioled, crenate mostly above the middle, tapering to rounded at the base; cauline lvs sessile or subsessile, cleft into a few linear segments; fls few–several; pet oblong-elliptic, 5–9 mm, much surpassing the villous sep; achenes in a globose head, obliquely obovate, 2–2.8 mm, flattened below, turgid above; beak very short; 2n=16. Dry, open woods and prairies; Mich. and w. Ont. to Io., S.D., and Sask. Apr., May. (R. ovalis)

  • Common Names

    prairie-buttercup