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Search Term(s): Ranunculus caricetorum   (1 record found)

RANUNCULACEAE
Buttercup Family
Ranunculus caricetorum  (hispid buttercup)   
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Synonym
Ranunculus hispidus Michx. var. caricetorum (Greene) Duncan;R. septentrionalis Poir. misapplied;R. septentrionalis var. caricetorum (Greene) Fernald
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Ranunculus: little frog, referring to the species growing in marshes and bogs; caricetorum: meaning uncertain
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
May
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☐ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☐ Kent
☐ Sussex

Habitat
Wet meadows, stream banks, seeps
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
Rare
Coastal Plain Status
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Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Northern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
9
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
Stems decumbent, sometimes rooting at the nodes; achene margins 0.1 to 0.2 mm. wide.
Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Seepage Slope Closed Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Piedmont)
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