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Ranunculus subg. Ficaria
Amer. J. Bot. 27: 807. 1940.
Basionym: Undefined subg. Ficaria Schaeffer Bot. Exped., 156-157. 1760
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3. Mentioned on page 133.
Plants glabrous. Stems erect or decumbent, not bulbous-based, sometimes producing axillary bulbils. Roots basal, some tuberous. Leaves basal and cauline, simple, petiolate; basal and cauline leaf-blades similar, undivided, margins entire or crenulate. Inflorescences terminal, solitary flowers. Flowers: sepals deciduous soon after anthesis, 3; petals 7-10, yellow; nectary scale attached on 3 sides, forming pocket, glabrous, free margin entire; style absent. Fruits achenes, 1-locular; achene body ellipsoid, about as wide as thick, not prolonged beyond seed; wall thick, smooth; margin low narrow ridge; beak absent.
Distribution
North America, Pacific Islands, Australia, Eurasia and n Africa
Discussion
Species 5 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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prolonged +
ellipsoid +
dehiscing +
terminal +
absent +
leaflike +
absent +
sepaloid +
absent +
aggregated +
globose;cylindric +
tuberous +
alternate +
2-50-flowered +
sessile +
small +
abundant +
filiform +
symmetric +
bisexual +
3;5 +
cylindric;obovoid;cylindric;obovoid;globose;lenticular;discoid +
compound +
undivided +
free +
crenulate;entire +
absent +
attached +
glabrous +
hypogynous +
yellow +
distinct +
conspicuous +
7;10 +
reduced +
sheathing +
absent +
simple +
Amer. J. Bot. +
1940 +
tuberous +
low +
narrow +
tuberous +
basal +
1;many +
petaloid +
spurred +
imbricate +
white;yellow;white;yellow;purple;sometimes;green +
deciduous +
distinct +
veined +
distinct +
(5-)10-many +
absent +
bulbous +
not bulbous-based +
absent +
tuberous +
persistent +
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Ranunculus subg. Ficaria +
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