Ranunculus macranthus
Family: Ranunculaceae
Description: Perennial with erect to reclining stems to 50 cm or longer, hirsute (pubescent with coarse, stiff hairs). Leaves mostly trifoliate with lobed toothed leaflets 1-5 cm long. Flowers solitary, the yellow petals 8-12 mm long.
Field Identification: Clumped perennial, herbaceous. Upper leaves densely hairy, deeply lobed; basal leaves divided into leaflets; helically alternate. Bright yellow, cup‑shaped, often semi‑doubled; 18–29 mm across; fragrant.
Plant Trivia: The Pink Evening Primrose is often mistakenly called “buttercup” even though they are in completely different families.
Occurrence: Occasionally occurring in damp soil near the San Antoinio River NE of Refugio. Prairies, plains, meadows, pastures, savannas, woodland edges, riparian areas, wet meadows, pine forests
Bloom Period: Mar-Apr
Plant Use: Nectar source for insects. Landscaping
- Leaves simple………………………………..R. pusillus
Leaves mostly trifoliate…………..……………………2
- Sepals 3.5-5 mm long………………. R. hispidus
Sepals 6-10 mm long………….. R. macranthus
