Ranunculus arizonicus var. arizonicus

Lemmon ex A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems erect, 14-38 cm, sparsely pilose, each with 2-12 flowers. Roots cylindric, 1-2.5 mm thick. Basal leaves deciduous, all (except sometimes innermost) shed before anthesis, leaving dense brush of fibers, blades semicircular to reniform, outer leaves undivided, inner 5-7-parted, 3.2-4 × 4-6.2 cm, base obtuse to cordate, margins entire or toothed, apices of segments acute to rounded. Flowers: pedicels pubescent or glabrous; receptacle canescent; sepals 3-5 × 1-3 mm, abaxially glabrous or sparsely pilose, hairs colorless; petals 5 (-11), 7-15 × 2-6 mm; nectary scale ciliate. Heads of achenes ovoid or cylindric, 4-10 × 4-6 mm; achenes 1.8-2.5 × 1.5-2 mm, finely and densely canescent; beak subulate, straight, 0.8-1.2 mm, brittle and often broken.


Phenology: Flowering summer (Jul–Sep).
Habitat: Stream banks
Elevation: 1500-2400 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Sonora), Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (and Durango)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
not prolonged +
asymmetrically thick-lenticular +  and compressed-globose +
1.2-2 times as wide as thick +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
1.5mm;2mm +
acute +  and rounded +
Alan T. Whittemore +
Lemmon ex A. Gray +
obtuse +  and cordate +
Ranunculus sect. Marsypadenium +
straight +
subulate +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
semicircular;reniform +
large +  and small +
globose;cylindric +
sometimes;sessile;nearly sessile +
1-50-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Mexico (Sonora) +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +  and Mexico (and Durango) +
1500-2400 m +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
sessile +  and aggregate +
cylindric;obovoid;cylindric;obovoid;globose;lenticular;discoid +
Stream banks +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
cylindric;ovoid +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br />) +
reniform +  and linear +
compound +  and simple +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
parted +  and lobed +
palmate +  and pinnate +
inconspicuous +
toothed;entire +
setose +  and glabrous +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
distinct +
7mm;15mm +
conspicuous +
linear +  and orbiculate +
reduced +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Flowering summer (Jul–Sep). +
4 +  and 250 +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
cylindric +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
not arillate +  and stalked +
again +  and undivided +
parted +  and lobed +
white;yellow;white;yellow;purple;sometimes;green +
deciduous +
distinct +
pilose +  and glabrous +
oblong +  and elliptic ovate or lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
(5-)10-many +
not bulbous-based +
14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br /> (38 cm380 mm <br />0.38 m <br />) +
persistent +
Ranunculus arizonicus var. arizonicus +
Ranunculus arizonicus +
variety +
perennial +  and annual +
pubescent +, pilose +, sometimes +  and glabrous +
herbaceous +  and woody +