familyRanunculaceae
genusRanunculus
subgenusRanunculus subg. Cyrtorhyncha
sectionRanunculus sect. Arcteranthis
speciesRanunculus cooleyae

Ranunculus cooleyae

Vasey & Rose ex Rose

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 289. 1894.

Alan T. Whittemore
EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Arcteranthis cooleyae (Vasey & Rose ex Rose) Greene Kumlienia cooleyae (Vasey & Rose ex Rose) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems erect from short caudices, not rooting nodally, glabrous, not bulbous-based. Tuberous roots absent. Basal leaf-blades circular to reniform in outline, 3-5-parted, 0.8-3.8 × 1.7-6.9 cm, segments again lobed, ultimate segments elliptic or oblong, margins crenate, apex rounded; cauline leaf 0-1, scalelike. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals spreading, yellow, 7-11 × 4-7 mm, glabrous; petals 11-15, yellow, 8-12 × 3-5 mm. Heads of achenes hemispheric or spheric, 7-8 × 9-10 mm; achenes 2.4-4.6 × 1.2-2.2 mm, glabrous; beak persistent, filiform, hooked distally, 1-1.8 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Aug).
Habitat: Slopes near persistent snowbanks
Elevation: 500-1800 m

Distribution

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B.C., Alaska, Wash.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Achene body length
not prolonged +
Achene body shape
cylindric +
Achene body width or width
1.4-2 times as wide as thick +
Achene length
0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br /> (0.46 cm4.6 mm <br />0.0046 m <br />) +
Achene pubescence
glabrous +
Achene width
1.2mm;2.2mm +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex length
0.8cm;3.8cm +
Apex shape
rounded +, crenate +, oblong +, elliptic +, lobed +  and 3-5-parted +
Apex width
1.7cm;6.9cm +
Author
Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
Vasey & Rose ex Rose +
Basal leaf-blade shape
Circular (Reniform) +
Basal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Base shape
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
Basionyms
Undefined sect. Arcteranthis +
Beak course
curved +  and straight +
Beak duration
persistent +
Beak height or length or size
much shorter +
Beak position or structure subtype
terminal +
Beak presence
absent +
Beak shape
hooked +  and filiform +
Beak some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
Blade shape
3-9-lobed;3-5-parted +
Blade size
small +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract size
large +  and small +
Bracteole architecture
sepaloid +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Capsule arrangement
aggregated +
Capsule shape
globose;cylindric +
Caudex architecture
tuberous +
Caudex height or length or size
short +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile;petiolate +
Cauline leaf arrangement
alternate +
Cauline leaf quantity
0 (1) +
Cauline leaf shape
scale-like +
Cyme architecture
2-50-flowered +
Cyme some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Distal leaf architecture
sessile +
Distribution
B.C. +, Alaska +  and Wash. +
Elevation
500-1800 m +
Embryo size
small +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Filament shape
filiform +
Flower architecture
sessile +  and pedicellate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower prominence
showy +  and inconspicuous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit atypical quantity
5 (6) +
Fruit quantity
3;5 +
Fruits achene architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits achene architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Fruits achene shape
cylindric;obovoid;cylindric;obovoid;globose;lenticular;discoid +
Habitat
Slopes near persistent snowbanks +
Head length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Head shape
spheric;hemispheric +
Head width
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade shape
reniform +  and linear +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +, compound +  and simple +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf shape
parted +  and lobed +
Margin architecture
palmate +  and pinnate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin fusion
free +
Margin length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.8 cm38 mm <br />0.038 m <br />) +
Margin shape
rounded;crenate;oblong;elliptic;lobed;3-5-parted +
Margin width
1.7cm;6.9cm +
Nectary position relational
surrounding +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal atypical quantity
22 (150) +
Petal coloration
yellow +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal length
8mm;12mm +
Petal prominence
showy +
Petal quantity
11;15 +
Petal shape
linear +  and orbiculate +
Petal size
reduced +
Petal some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Petal width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Petiole architecture or shape
sheathing +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Aug). +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil quantity
4 +  and 250 +
Publication title
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
Publication year
1894 +
Receptacle pubescence
glabrous +
Reference
None +
Rhizome architecture
tuberous +
Ridge prominence
inconspicuous +
Ridge pubescence
glabrous +
Ridge shape
crescentic +
Root architecture
tuberous +
Root position
basal +
Root presence
absent +
Seed architecture
not arillate +  and stalked +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Segment length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +  and 3.8 cm38 mm <br />0.038 m <br /> (?) +
Segment shape
rounded +, crenate +, oblong +, elliptic +, lobed +  and 3-5-parted +
Segment width
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (?) +  and 6.9 cm69 mm <br />0.069 m <br /> (?) +
Sepal architecture
petaloid +
Sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
yellow +
Sepal duration
deciduous +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal orientation
spreading +
Sepal pubescence
glabrous +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Sepal shape
oblong +  and elliptic ovate or lanceolate +
Sepal some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Sepal width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Side architecture
veined +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
(5-)10-many +
Staminode presence
absent +
Stem-base architecture
bulbous +
Stem architecture
not bulbous-based +  and rooting +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Stipule presence
absent +
Stolon architecture
tuberous +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Arcteranthis cooleyae +  and Kumlienia cooleyae +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Ranunculus cooleyae +
Taxon parent
Ranunculus sect. Arcteranthis +
Taxon rank
species +
Ventral wing size or width
narrow +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Wall architecture
veined +
Wall architecture or fragility
loose +
Wall shape
compressed +
Wall texture
papery +
Wall width
thin +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +  and annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism position
low +
Whole organism pubescence
glabrous +
Whole organism texture
herbaceous +  and woody +
X chromosome quantity
8 +  and 7 +