About Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.
Ranunculus recurvatus Poir., commonly known as blisterwort or hooked crowfoot, is a plant species in the genus Ranunculus of the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to eastern North America, where it grows as an early-flowering plant in moist deciduous woods, ranging from central Quebec south to Florida. This is a herbaceous perennial plant that grows to around 1 to 2 feet tall. It produces some basal leaves, along with branched stems that bear alternate leaves and flowers. Basal leaves can reach up to 5 inches in both length and width, and have long hairy petioles. Each basal leaf is palmately cleft into 3 to 5 lobes, and these primary lobes are often further divided into smaller secondary lobes. Alternate leaves have a similar structure to basal leaves, but decrease in size and have shorter petioles as they grow higher up the stems. Upper leaves are more slender and divided into fewer lobes. Leaf margins are either crenate or dentate. The upper surface of each leaf is medium to dark green and glabrous. Stems are light green, terete, covered with long hairs, and grow in an erect to ascending form rather than sprawling along the ground.
