familyRanunculaceae
genusRanunculus
subgenusRanunculus subg. Oxygraphis
speciesRanunculus kamtschaticus

Ranunculus kamtschaticus

de Candolle

Syst. Nat. 1: 302. 1817.

Alan T. Whittemore
Illustrated
Synonyms: Oxygraphis glacialis (Fischer ex de Candolle) Bunge
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 erect from short caudices or rhizomes, not rooting nodally, glabrous, not bulbous-based. Tuberous roots absent. Basal leaf-blades circular to ovate or obovate, undivided, 0.8-2.6 × 0.6-1.4 cm, margins entire or serrulate, apex obtuse or rounded. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals spreading, 4-8 × 2-4 mm, glabrous; petals yellow, 5-12 × 1-3 mm. Heads of achenes depressed-hemispheric or conic, 3-4 × 5 mm; achenes 2-2.6 × 1-1.4 mm, glabrous; beak persistent, lanceolate, straight, 0.8-1.2 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer (May–Aug).
Habitat: Tundra on moist slopes
Elevation: 0-300 m

Distribution

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Alaska, Asia

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Achene body length
prolonged +
Achene body shape
ellipsoid +
Achene length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br />) +
Achene pubescence
glabrous +
Achene width
1mm;1.4mm +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
rounded +  and obtuse +
Author
Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
de Candolle +
Basal leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Basal leaf-blade length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Basal leaf-blade shape
Circular (Ovate or obovate) +
Basal leaf-blade width
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Base shape
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
Basionyms
Undefined subg. Oxygraphis +
Beak course
straight +
Beak duration
persistent +
Beak height or length or size
shorter +
Beak position or structure subtype
terminal +
Beak presence
absent +
Beak shape
lanceolate +
Beak some measurement
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Blade shape
unlobed +
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 arrangement
alternate +
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
Alaska +  and Asia +
Elevation
0-300 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
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
Tundra on moist slopes +
Head length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Head shape
conic;depressed-hemispheric +
Head width
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 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 +  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
serrulate +  and entire +
Margin fusion
free +
Margin shape
toothed;crenate;toothed;crenate;entire +
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
5mm;12mm +
Petal prominence
conspicuous +
Petal quantity
9;18 +
Petal shape
linear +  and orbiculate +
Petal size
reduced +
Petal some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 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–Aug). +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil quantity
4 +  and 250 +
Publication title
Syst. Nat. +
Publication year
1817 +
Receptacle pubescence
glabrous +
Reference
None +
Rhizome architecture
tuberous +
Ridge position
low +
Ridge size or width
narrow +
Root architecture
tuberous +
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
persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal orientation
spreading +
Sepal pubescence
glabrous +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
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
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Side architecture
veined +
Source xml
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Special status
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
not bulbous-based +
Stolon presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Oxygraphis glacialis +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Ranunculus kamtschaticus +
Taxon parent
Ranunculus subg. Oxygraphis +
Taxon rank
species +
Vein dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Vein quantity
1 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Wall architecture or fragility
loose +
Wall shape
inflated +
Wall texture
membranous +
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 +