Ranunculus alismifolius var. lemmonii

(A. Gray) L. D. Benson

Amer. J. Bot. 23: 172. 1936.

EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Ranunculus lemmonii A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 68. 1875
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Stems 7-35 cm × 1-3 mm, glabrous or pilose. Roots often distinctly fusiform-thickened proximally. Leaves: petiole glabrous or pilose. Leaf-blade narrowly lanceolate, 2.7-10.8 × 0.6-1.3 cm, base acuminate, margins entire. Flowers: petals 5-6 (-8), 10-14 × (3-) 5-8 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul).
Habitat: Meadows
Elevation: 1400-2900 m

Discussion

Ranunculus alismifolius var. lemmonii is endemic to the Sierra Nevada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
not prolonged +
globose-lenticular +  and globose +
1-2 times as wide as thick +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
hispid +  and glabrous +
not ornamented +
1.2mm;2mm +
obtuse +  and acuminate +
Alan T. Whittemore +
(A. Gray) L. D. Benson +
acuminate +
Ranunculus lemmonii +
curved +  and straight +
lance-subulate +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
large +  and small +
globose;cylindric +
1-15(-40)-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Calif. +  and Nev. +
1400-2900 m +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
sessile +  and aggregate +
cylindric;obovoid;cylindric;obovoid;globose;lenticular;discoid +
Meadows +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
hemispheric;globose +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br /> (10.8 cm108 mm <br />0.108 m <br />) +
0.6cm;1.3cm +
petiolate +, compound +  and simple +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
cauline +, all +  and basal +
parted +  and lobed +
palmate +  and pinnate +
lobed;entire;toothed;entire +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
distinct +
10mm;14mm +
conspicuous +
linear +  and orbiculate +
reduced +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
pilose;glabrous +
Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul). +
4 +  and 250 +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (14.1 cm141 mm <br />0.141 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.9 cm29 mm <br />0.029 m <br />) +
Amer. J. Bot. +
nodal +  and basal +
fusiform-thickened +  and slender +
fusiform-thickened +
not arillate +  and stalked +
white;yellow;white;yellow;purple;sometimes;green +
deciduous +
distinct +
reflexed +  and spreading +
hirsute +  and glabrous +
oblong +  and elliptic ovate or lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
(5-)10-many +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
ascending +  and erect +
pilose +  and glabrous +
1mm;3mm +
persistent +
Ranunculus alismifolius var. lemmonii +
Ranunculus alismifolius +
variety +
perennial +  and annual +
pilose +  and glabrous +
herbaceous +  and woody +