Hooked crowfoot

Ranunculus recurvatus

''Ranunculus recurvatus'', the blisterwort or hooked crowfoot, is a plant species of the genus ''Ranunculus'' in the family Ranunculaceae native to eastern North America. It is an early-flowering plant of moist deciduous woods from central Quebec south to Florida.
Ranunculus recurvatus This is a picture of Ranunculus recurvatus at the Mckeldin Area of Patapsco Valley State Park in Marriottsville, Maryland. Geotagged,Hooked crowfoot,Ranunculus recurvatus,Spring,United States

Appearance

This herbaceous perennial plant is about 1-2' tall, consisting of some basal leaves, branched stems with alternate leaves, and flowers. The basal leaves are up to 5" long and 5" across; they have long hairy petioles. Each basal leaf is palmately cleft into 3-5 lobes; these lobes are often divided again into smaller lobes. The alternate leaves are similar to the basal leaves, except they become smaller as they ascend the stems and their petioles are shorter. The upper leaves are more slender and divided into fewer lobes. The margins of the leaves are crenate or dentate. The upper surface of each leaf is medium to dark green and glabrous. The stems are light green, terete, and covered with long hairs; they are erect to ascending, rather than sprawling across the ground.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusRanunculus
SpeciesR. recurvatus