Ranunculus flabellaris Raf.

PLANTS OF WISCONSIN
| Ranunculaceae Yellow water buttercup, yellow water crowfoot
Ranunculus flabellaris Raf.
Kewaunee County. Town of West Kewaunee. Boggy lakes just
! west of the western terminus of Swamp Lane. Little Scarboro Unit of
the Kewaunee Fish and Wildlife Area. SW M of NW V* of Sec. 8,
| T23N R23E. N44.480357 W *1.622261. Elev. 723 ft.
Mostly submerged yellow-flowered aquatic plant growing in shallow tan in
stained boggy pond with a mucky bottom. A few flowers protruding above
the surface of the water. Leaves above the surface 3 parted and deeply lobed.
Leaves below the surface finely dissected. Yellow petals 3.5-5.0 mm long;
very delicate; most falling off as plant was collected. Growing in association
with Ilex verticillata, Thuja occidentalis, Larix laricina, and Spiraea alba.
Kevin A. Swagel #566
13 June 2010
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