Ceratocephala testiculata (Crantz) Roth

Ada Hayden Herbarium
Iowa State University
Flora of Iowa
Ranunculus testiculatus Crantz
Appanoose County: T68N R17W Section 3 NW4 NW4 SW4 NE4
UTM (NAD83,15T): 516835 East, 4507810 North
Sharon Bluffs State Park is owned by the Iowa DNR and managed by the
Appanoose County Conservation Board. It is approximately 2.2 miles east of
Centerville and on the Southern Iowa Drift Plain.
1000+ Ranunculus testiculatus occur in crushed limestone over mineral soil in
the west end of the southernmost parking area next to a camp site in the
recreational vehicle portion of the campground. Only plants with fruits are
present. Ranunculus testiculatus is associated with Androsace occidentals.
Capsella bursa-pastoris. Cerastium vulaatum. Stellaria media. Taraxacum
officinale and Veronica arvensis.
Mark J. Leoschke 2595	May 3, 2006
Collected for the Wildlife Bureau of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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