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Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus L.

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Ranunculus sceleratus (Cursed Buttercup) is a species of annual herb in the family Ranunculaceae. They are native to Alaska, Canada, and The Contiguous United States. They have yellow flowers and achenes. Flowers are visited by flame shoulder, Bat MERS-like coronavirus, Marmalade hoverfly, and Metopina oligoneura. Individuals can grow to 2 feet.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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