Hooked Buttercup

(Ranunculus recurvatus)

 

   

 

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.)

Identification: Flowers small, with yellow petals small than the sepals. Sepals point downward. Seeds (achenes) with a hooked, apical projection. Stems covered with fine hairs. Leaves divided into basic lobes, but lobes joined at the base, not on separate stems. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout eastern and central North America.

Habitat: Hooked Buttercup is usually found in rich woods, but is sometimes seen in parks and lawns.

Flowering period: May to July.

Similar Species: The small flowers and the shape of the leaves are distinctive for Hooked Buttercup.

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