Ranunculus laxicaulis

Family:RANUNCULACEAE
Species:Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby
Common Name:Mississippi Buttercup; Coastal Plain Spearwort
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:RALA2
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Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyRANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Genus Ranunculus
Species Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & A. Gray) Darby - Mississippi Buttercup; Coastal Plain Spearwort

Citation

Citation Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torrey & A. Gray) Darby, Bot. South. States 204. 1855.
Basionym: Ranunculus flammula var. laxicaulis Torr. & A. Gray 1838.
Type: USA: GEORGIA: Baldwin Co.: Milledgeville, 1835, Boykin s.n. (holotype: NY?).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Ranunculus flammula var. laxicaulis Ranunculus flammula Linnaues, var. laxicaulis Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 16. 1838. GEORGIA: Baldwin Co.: Milledgeville, 1835, Boykin s.n. (holotype: NY?).
Ranunculus laxicaulis var. mississippiensis Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torrey & A. Gray) Darby), var. mississippiensis (Small) L. D. Benson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 309. 1942.Ranunculus mississippiensis Small 1900. 
Ranunculus texensis Ranunculus texensis Engelmann & A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 210. 1845. TEXAS: Without data, 1843, Lindheimer s.n. (holotype: GH; isotype: NY).
Ranunculus mississippiensis Ranunculus mississippiensis Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 277. 1900. MISSISSIPPI: "Alluvions", 1840, Peck s.n. (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by L. D. Benson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 309. 1942.
Ranunculus subcordatus Ranunculus subcordatus E. O. Beal, Brittonia 23: 266, f. 1. 1971. NORTH CAROLINA: Bladen Co.: Elkton Swamp at NC 211 between Clarkton and Elkton, 14 Jul 1958, Beal & DePoe 4456 (holotype: DUKE; isotypes: BRIT, NY, RSA).

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullock, Dale, Dallas, Lawrence, Pike, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWAL0039451 Lawrence 18 Apr 2017 Webb, David H.
8398
UWAL
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby
AUA_ACC_50314 Dale 15 Apr 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8128
AUA
Ranunculus Laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby
AUA_ACC_40507 Dallas 15 Apr 1970 Kral, Robert
38580
AUA
Ranunculus Laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby
TROY000008152 Bullock 01 Apr 1999 Diamond, Alvin R.
11575
TROY
Ranunculus laxicaulis Darby
AUA_ACC_59062 Bullock 1 Apr 1999 Diamond, Alvin R.
11575
AUA
Ranunculus Laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby
UNA00048635 Lawrence 6 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1756
UNA
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby
ALNHS00006413 Tuscaloosa 24 Apr 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4365
ALNHS
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby
ALNHS00005679 Pike 26 Mar 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3661
ALNHS
Ranunculus laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby
AUA_ACC_51236 Pike 27 Mar 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4316
AUA
Ranunculus Laxicaulis (Torr. & Gray) Darby
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