Ranunculus longirostris Godr.
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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 - Stems submersed, elongate, branched; lvs submersed, ternately or binately dissected into filiform segments, relatively firm, not collapsing when withdrawn from water, 1–2 cm, the free petiole none or much shorter than the expanded, pubescent stipular part; fls at the water-surface, white, 1–1.5 cm wide; stamens 10–20; achenes (7–)15–25, with a straight, slender beak 0.7–1.5 mm. Ponds and slow streams; sw. Que. to Del., Tenn., and Ala., w. to Sask., Ida., Nev. and Tex. May–July.
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Common Names
white water-crowfoot