Ranunculus cymbalaria
Pursh
Alkali buttercup
RanunculaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The mature leaves are used as food.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).
Names & Synonyms
Cyrtorhyncha cymbalaria (Pursh) BrittonHalerpestes cymbalaria (Pursh) GreeneHalerpestes tridentata GreeneOxygraphis cymbalaria (Pursh) PrantlOxygraphis tridentata (Kunth ex DC.) PrantlRanunculus cymbalaria var. alpina Hook.Ranunculus hemignostus Steud.Ranunculus mocrocarpus C. PreslRanunculus minutiusculus Ulbr.Ranunculus pozoaefolius GayRanunculus tridentatus Kunth ex DC.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 468
