Ranunculus recurvatus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRanunculaceae
Family (Traditional)Ranunculaceae
GenusRanunculus
Species:Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.
Common NameBlisterwort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Basal; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Edmonson (KY), Elliott (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Hart (KY), Hickman (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Knox (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Leslie (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Martin (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Monroe (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: KNK, UCHT, MTSU, UOS, APSC, EKY, HTTU, UTM, BEREA, TENN, ETSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1935 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100612603 Anderson Kentucky 12 Jun 1978 William S . Bryant
573
EKY
Ranunculus recurvatus
TENN-V-0099258 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Ranunculus recurvatus
APSC0081558 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Ranunculus recurvatus
APSC0104536 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Ranunculus recurvatus
APSC0081559 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Ranunculus recurvatus
31234100612611 Bath Kentucky 26 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
370
EKY
Ranunculus recurvatus
31234100612645 Bell Kentucky 01 Jun 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-950
EKY
Ranunculus recurvatus
31234100612629 Bell Kentucky 11 May 1993 Landon E. McKinney
5440
EKY
Ranunculus recurvatus
31234100612637 Bell Kentucky 08 Jun 2005 Amy V. McIntosh, Bob Allen
1035
EKY
Ranunculus recurvatus
BEREA019387 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Ranunculus recurvatus
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Plant Photos

Ranunculus recurvatus - Ashley B. Morris
Ranunculus recurvatus - Ashley B. Morris
Ranunculus recurvatus - Dwayne Estes
Ranunculus recurvatus - Dwayne Estes
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Shawn Krosnick
Ranunculus recurvatus - Shawn Krosnick
Ranunculus recurvatus - Tara Littlefield
Ranunculus recurvatus - Tara Littlefield
Ranunculus recurvatus - Tara Littlefield
Ranunculus recurvatus - Tara Littlefield
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw
Ranunculus recurvatus - Joey Shaw