Ranunculus lapponicus

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 553. 1753.

Common names: Renoncule de Lapponie
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems prostrate, buried, rooting nodally, glabrous, not bulbous-based. Tuberous roots absent. Basal leaf blades reniform, deeply 3-parted, 1.1-2.6 × 1.6-4.3 cm, segments undivided or 1× cleft, margins crenate, apex rounded. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals spreading or reflexed from base, 4-7 × 2-5 mm, glabrous; petals yellow, 5-6 × 2-3 mm. Heads of achenes hemispheric, 5-7 × 8-10 mm; achenes 3.8-4.2 × 2-2.2 mm, glabrous; beak persistent, lanceolate, curved, tip hooked, 1.6-2.4 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Jul).
Habitat: Boggy places and lakesides in tundra, muskeg, and boreal forest
Elevation: 0-900 m

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Maine, Mich., Minn., Eurasia.

Discussion

Starving individuals among western Eskimo groups ate the soaked plant of Ranunculus lapponicus as a dietary aid before consuming other food (D. E. Moerman 1986).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Alan T. Whittemore +
Linnaeus +
Undefined subg. Ranunculus +
Renoncule de Lapponie +
Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Maine +, Mich. +, Minn. +  and Eurasia. +
0-900 m +
Boggy places and lakesides in tundra, muskeg, and boreal forest +
Flowering late spring–summer (Jun–Jul). +
Illustrated +
Ranunculus lapponicus +
Ranunculus subg. Coptidium +
species +