Ranunculus flammula var. reptans

(Linnaeus) E. Meyer

Pl. Labrador., 96. 1830.

Common names: Renoncule rampante
Basionym: Ranunculus reptans Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 549. 1753
Synonyms: Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis (Michaux) Hooker
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems prostrate, 0.2-1 mm thick. Leaf-blades linear or filiform, 0.7-3 × 0.04-0.1 cm. Flowers: sepals 1-2 mm; petals 3-5 × 1-2.5 mm. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Sep).
Habitat: Shallow water and wet ground, open shores of lakes and rivers and in temporary ponds
Elevation: 0-2500 m

Distribution

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Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Conn., Idaho, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa., Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo., Eurasia

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
not prolonged +
globose-lenticular +  and globose +
1-2 times as wide as thick +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
not ornamented +
1mm;1.4mm +
acute +  and filiform +
Alan T. Whittemore +
(Linnaeus) E. Meyer +
acute +  and filiform +
Ranunculus reptans +
curved +, straight +  and linear +
lanceolate +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
lanceolate;oblanceolate +
large +  and small +
globose;cylindric +
Renoncule rampante +
1-15(-40)-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Greenland +, St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Conn. +, Idaho +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, Vt. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +  and Eurasia +
0-2500 m +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
sessile +  and aggregate +
cylindric;obovoid;cylindric;obovoid;globose;lenticular;discoid +
Shallow water and wet ground, open shores of lakes and rivers and in temporary ponds +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
hemispheric;globose +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
filiform +  and linear +
0.04cm;0.1cm +
petiolate +, compound +  and simple +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
cauline +, all +  and basal +
parted +  and lobed +
palmate +  and pinnate +
serrulate +  and entire +
lobed;entire;toothed;entire +
distinct +
conspicuous +
linear +  and orbiculate +
reduced +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Sep). +
4 +  and 250 +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Pl. Labrador., +
nodal +  and basal +
not arillate +  and stalked +
white;yellow;white;yellow;purple;sometimes;green +
deciduous +
distinct +
reflexed +  and spreading +
appressed-hispid +  and glabrous +
oblong +  and elliptic ovate or lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
(5-)10-many +
erect +  and prostrate +
strigose +  and glabrous +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
persistent +
Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis +
Ranunculus flammula var. reptans +
Ranunculus flammula +
variety +
perennial +  and annual +
pilose +  and glabrous +
herbaceous +  and woody +