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Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus) Graham Co., NC 28 Apr 2006 |
Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) Graham Co., NC 28 Apr 2006 Also known as Hooked Crowfoot or Blisterwort, the tiny fruits are "hooked". Found nearly statewide in NC (not on the immediate coast), the plant is poisonous if consumed in large quantities and has been used to treat a number of ailments. | |
Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) Graham Co., NC 28 Apr 2006 |
Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) Durham Co., NC 19 Mar 2011 Native to Europe, this plant is rapidly becoming a serious exotic invasive pest species in moist forests along creeks and floodplains. | |
Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) Durham Co., NC 19 Mar 2011 | |
Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) Durham Co., NC 19 Mar 2011 | |
Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) Durham Co., NC 19 Mar 2011 | |
Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) Durham Co., NC 19 Mar 2011 Typical habitat |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on ... May 7, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com