Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum (swamp buttercup)

Ranunculus hispidus Michx. var. caricetorum (Greene) T. Duncan

Ranunculus caricetorum Greene

Ranunculus septentrionalis Poir. var. caricetorum (Greene) Fernald

Ranunculus siciformis Mack. & Bush ex Rydb.

Swamp buttercup

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Magnoliidae	Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order	Ranunculales	Basal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
Family	Ranunculaceae	Buttercup family
Genus	Ranunculus	From Latin rana, “little frog,” because many species grow in moist places
Species	hispidus	"Covered with coarse rigid erect hairs or bristles" (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
var.	caricetorum

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Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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

6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, MA
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

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

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