Ranunculus flabellaris Raf.
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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 - Submersed lvs ternately decompound with linear segments 1–2 mm wide; emersed lvs (when present) broadly reniform, 3-parted, the segments 3-cleft, the division in turn 3-lobed; fls on long, stout peduncles; sep 4–8 mm; pet 6–14 mm; achenes plump, 1.3–2.5 mm, the sides rugose, the margin corky-thickened around the base and the ventral side below the middle; beak 0.7–1.5 mm; 2n=32. Quiet water and muddy shores, seldom wholly emersed; Me. to B.C., s. to Va., Ky., Ind., Ill., and La. Apr.–June. (R. delphinifolius)
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Common Names
yellow water-crowfoot