Ranunculus cuneiformis Small
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Authority
New York Botanical Garden. Herbarium of Dr. Per Axel Rydberg. Purchased, 1899. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden.
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Family
Ranunculaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Foliage hirsute below the inflorescence. Roots thickened, clustered: stems usually several together, 2-3 dm. tall, erect or ascending, rather slender: leaves mainly basal; blades, at least some of them, twice-divided into cuneate rather obtuse segments, 5-10 cm. long, about as long as the petioles; upper stem leaves with blades 3 -parted; segments narrow, often incised: flowers yellow, about 1.5 cm. broad, on strigillo.se peduncles: heads of fruit subglobose or ovoid-globose, about 1 cm. long: receptacle barely elongated: achenes 4 mm. long, conspicuously winged and with a triangular beak.
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Discussion
On prairies, near Kerrville, Texas. Spring. Heller, PI. S. Tex. no. 1688. It differs from its relative as shown below: Ranunculus cuxeiformis Ranunculus macranthus Blades of lower leaves twice- Blades of lower leaves oncedivided : corollas 1.5 cm. broad : divided : corollas 3-5 cm. broad : heads of achenes sub lobose or heads of achenes oblong to ovoid-globose, receptacle barely cylindric : receptacle elongated : elongated : achenes conspicu- achenes narrowly margined, ously winged, with triangular with subulate slightly urved beaks. beaks.