Family: Ranunculaceae
Gmelin's buttercup, small yellow water-crowfoot
[Ranunculus gmelinii subsp. purshii DC., more...]
Herbarium specimen
Corey Raimond
Etymology: Ranunculus: from Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places
Plants: perennial aquatic, rarely completely out of the water
Leaves: basal and stem leaves much the same shape; several times 3-parted with toothed lobes; submersed leaves in linear segments; those above the water pentagonal in outline
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, normally 5 sepals about the same length as the petals; solitary flowers on long, stout stalks
Fruits: dry seed with ribbed to winged margin, lance-shaped mostly straight beak
Habitat: shallows, shores
Conservation Status: Endangered
Plants: perennial aquatic, rarely completely out of the water
Leaves: basal and stem leaves much the same shape; several times 3-parted with toothed lobes; submersed leaves in linear segments; those above the water pentagonal in outline
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, normally 5 sepals about the same length as the petals; solitary flowers on long, stout stalks
Fruits: dry seed with ribbed to winged margin, lance-shaped mostly straight beak
Habitat: shallows, shores
Conservation Status: Endangered
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 10, Wetland Indicator = FACW+ WIS DNR-Bureau of Endangered Resources: Detailed information on Wisconsin listed species including state and federal status, photos, etc. USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
Corey Raimond
Corey Raimond
William S. Alverson