| Scientific Name | Ranunculus repens | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Buttercup ( Ranunculaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| Five Glossy Petals, Many Stamens
Flower: Five glossy petals. Flower stems erect. Flower grows singly at the end of a stalk which rises among the leaves. Leaves: Pinnate leave blade with three leaflets, each leaflet cut-lobed. Leaves and stems hairy. Seed: Seedhead rounded; seeds smooth, oval with a nearly straight beak. NB: Seedhead verification pending for this species. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Niehaus, Ripper, Savage Peterson Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers p. 164 Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller Texas Wildflowers p. 207 May be R. carolinianus. Need further research | |||||||||||||
February - September
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