familyRanunculaceae
genusRanunculus
subgenusRanunculus subg. Cyrtorhyncha
sectionRanunculus sect. Halodes
speciesRanunculus cymbalaria

Ranunculus cymbalaria

Pursh

Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 392. 1814.

Alan T. Whittemore
Common names: Renoncule cymbalaire
Illustrated
Synonyms: Halerpestes cymbalaria (Pursh) Greene Ranunculus cymbalaria var. alpinus Hooker Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems dimorphic, flowering-stems erect or ascending, stolons prostrate, rooting nodally, glabrous or sparsely hirsute, not bulbous-based. Tuberous roots absent. Basal leaves simple and undivided, blades oblong to cordate or circular, 0.7-3.8 × 0.8-3.2 cm, base rounded to cordate, margins crenate or crenate-serrate, apex rounded. Flowers: receptacle hispid or glabrous; sepals spreading, 2.5-6 × 1.5-3 mm, glabrous; petals 5, yellow, 2-7 × 1-3 mm. Heads of achenes long-ovoid or cylindric, 6-12 × 4-5 (-9) mm; achenes 1-1.4 (-2.2) × 0.8-1.2 mm, glabrous; beak persistent, conic, straight, 0.1-0.2 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer (May–Sep).

Distribution

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Bogs, marshes, ditches, stream banks, often saline

Discussion

Various Navaho groups used Ranunculus cymbalaria as a venereal aid, an emetic, and a ceremonial medicine. The Kawaiisu used it as a dermatological aid (D. E. Moerman 1986).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Achene atypical length
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Achene body length
not prolonged +
Achene body shape
discoid +  and flattened-lenticular oblong +
Achene body width or width
2-4 times as wide as thick +
Achene length
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
Achene pubescence
glabrous +
Achene wall architecture or fragility
not loose +
Achene wall architecture or shape
ribbed +
Achene wall pubescence
glabrous +
Achene wall texture
papery +
Achene width
0.8mm;1.2mm +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
rounded +
Author
Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
Pursh +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf architecture or shape
undivided +
Base shape
rounded +  and cordate +
Basionyms
Undefined sect. Ranunculus +
Beak course
straight +
Beak duration
persistent +
Beak height or length or size
much shorter +
Beak position or structure subtype
terminal +
Beak presence
absent +
Beak shape
conic +
Beak some measurement
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
Blade length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (3.8 cm38 mm <br />0.038 m <br />) +
Blade shape
oblong;cordate or circular +
Blade width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
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 +
Cauline leaf arrangement
alternate +
Common name
Renoncule cymbalaire +
Cyme architecture
1-5-flowered +
Cyme some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Distal cauline leaf architecture
simple +
Distal cauline leaf architecture or shape
undivided +
Distal cauline leaf shape
scale-like +
Distal cauline leaf size
reduced +
Distal leaf architecture
sessile +
Distribution
Bogs +, marshes +, ditches +, stream banks +  and often saline +
Embryo size
small +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Filament shape
filiform +
Flower architecture
pedicellate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower prominence
showy +  and inconspicuous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flowering-stem orientation
Ascending (?) +  and Erect (?) +
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 +
Head atypical width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Head length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Head shape
cylindric;long-ovoid +
Head width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and 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 shape
crenate-serrate;crenate +
Nectary presence
absent +
Nectary scale fixation
attached +
Nectary scale pubescence
glabrous +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal atypical quantity
22 (150) +
Petal coloration
yellow +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal length
2mm;7mm +
Petal prominence
conspicuous +
Petal quantity
5 +
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
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Petiole architecture or shape
sheathing +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering late spring–summer (May–Sep). +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil quantity
4 +  and 250 +
Publication title
Fl. Amer. Sept. +
Publication year
1814 +
Receptacle pubescence
glabrous +  and hispid +
Reference
None +
Rhizome architecture
tuberous +
Ridge prominence
prominent +
Ridge size or width
narrow +
Root architecture
tuberous +
Root position
nodal +  and basal +
Root presence
absent +
Seed architecture
not arillate +  and stalked +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Sepal architecture
petaloid +
Sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
white;yellow;white;yellow;purple;sometimes;green +
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
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Side architecture
veined +
Source xml
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Special status
W1 +  and Illustrated +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
(5-)10-many +
Staminode presence
absent +
Stem-base architecture
bulbous +
Stem architecture
not bulbous-based +
Stem growth form
dimorphic +
Stipule presence
absent +
Stolon architecture
not bulbous-based +  and rooting +
Stolon growth form or orientation
prostrate +
Stolon leaf architecture
petiolate +
Stolon pubescence
hirsute +  and glabrous +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Halerpestes cymbalaria +, Ranunculus cymbalaria var. alpinus +  and Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Ranunculus cymbalaria +
Taxon parent
Ranunculus sect. Halodes +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +  and annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism position
low +
Whole organism pubescence
hirsute +  and glabrous +
Whole organism texture
herbaceous +  and woody +
X chromosome quantity
8 +  and 7 +