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Hooked Crowfoot
Ranunculus recurvatus

Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus) Other common names: Hooked Buttercup, Rough Crowfoot

French names: Renoncule recourbée

Family: Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae)

Group: Buttercups & Crowfoots

Similar species:
  •   Bristly Crowfoot (Ranunculus pensylvanicus) - Stem is fuzzier, seeds not hooked.


Flowers: Spring;  Yellow;  5 parts (petals)

Leaves: Alternate

Habitat: Forests

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 204   

Native/Non-native: Native

Photographs: 125 photographs available, of which 7 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)

Hooked Crowfoot flowers.

Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)

Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)

Hooked Crowfoot is named for the hooks on the ends of the seeds. This is a distinctive feature of this species.

Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)

Closeup view of a couple of Hooked Crowfoot seeds.

Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)

Flowers just opening.

Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)

One form of a Hooked Crowfoot leaf.

Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)

And a different form.


Range map for Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)