Ranunculus lapponicus 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 - Rhizomes elongate, bearing at each node a solitary stem 1–2 dm and 1(–2) basal lvs; lvs petioled, reniform, deeply 3-parted, the flabellate-obovate segments coarsely crenate to shallowly lobed; cauline lf 1 or none, smaller, short-petioled; fls 8–12 mm wide; sep 3; achene-body oblong, 2–3 mm, turgid below, flattened above; beak slender, sharply curved or hooked; 2n=16. Wet soil; circumboreal, s. in Amer. to n. Me., n. Mich., n. Minn., and B.C. June, July.
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Common Names
Lappland buttercup