Ranunculus sceleratus
| Ranunculus sceleratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. sceleratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranunculus sceleratus L. | |
Flowers
Ranunculus sceleratus is a species of buttercup known by the common names cursed buttercup[1] and celery-leaved buttercup. It is native to North America and Eurasia, where it grows in wet and moist habitat, including ponds and streambanks. It is an annual herb growing up to half a meter tall. The leaves have small blades each deeply lobed or divided into usually three leaflets. They are borne on long petioles. The flower has three to five yellow petals a few millimeters long and reflexed sepals. The fruit is an achene borne in a cluster of several.
References
- ↑ "Ranunculus sceleratus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Washington Burke Museum
- Photo gallery
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