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Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
(February) March - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
Kidneyleaf Buttercup is widespread across much of North America. Its basal leaves are kidney-shaped to circular, with scalloped margins. Its stem leaves are alternate and variable in shape, ranging from oblanceolate to toothed and incised. Its flowers have five yellow petals, with a ring of stamens around a round cluster of green carpels.
Kidneyleaf Buttercup's species epithet 'abortivus' probably refers to its small petals that look like they have not fully developed.
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7 April 2021
Balls Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Leesburg, VA 
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7 April 2021
Balls Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Leesburg, VA 
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9 April 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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11 April 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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30 March 2024
Balls Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Leesburg, VA 
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11 April 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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11 April 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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30 March 2024
Balls Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Leesburg, VA 
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