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Ranunculus hispidus Michx. var. nitidus (Chapm.) T. Duncan

Swamp buttercup

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassMagnoliidaeIncludes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
OrderRanunculalesBasal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
FamilyRanunculaceaeButtercup family
GenusRanunculusFrom Latin rana, “little frog,” because many species grow in moist places
Specieshispidus
var.nitidus

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Ranunculus carolinianus DC.

Ranunculus carolinianus DC. var. villicaulis Shinners

Ranunculus nitidus Muhl. ex Elliott, non Walter

Ranunculus palmatus Elliott

Ranunculus septentrionalis Poir.

Ranunculus septentrionalis Poir. var. nitidus (Chapm.) Chapm.

Ranunculus septentrionalis Poir. var. pterocarpus L.D. Benson

 

Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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Ranunculus hispidus (swamp buttercup)

7/12/2020 · Harraseeket Trail, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Ranunculus hispidus (swamp buttercup)

6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

Ranunculus hispidus (swamp buttercup)

7/12/2020 · Harraseeket Trail, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Ranunculus hispidus (swamp buttercup)

6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Ranunculus hispidus (swamp buttercup)

6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

Ranunculus hispidus (swamp buttercup)

7/12/2020 · Harraseeket Trail, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, Maine · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm)

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