Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1976-04-01 A revision of the genus Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) for the state of Utah Margaret Doherty Palmieri Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Palmieri, Margaret Doherty, "A revision of the genus Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) for the state of Utah" (1976). Theses and Dissertations. 7951. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7951 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. A REViSION OF THE GENUSRANUNCULUS (RANUNCULACEAE)FOR THE STATE OF UT.AH A Thesis Presented to the Department of Botany and Range Science Brigham Young University Ix!. Partial Fulfillment. of the Requirements foi: the. De,gree Master of Science by Margaret Doherty Palmieri April 1976 This thesis, by Margaret Doherty Palmieri is accepted in its present form by the Department of Botany and Range Science of Brigham Young University as satisfying the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Science. Date ii TABLEOF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES V LIST OF MAPS• vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. viii INTRODUCTION. 1 ~ORPHOtOGY. 6 DISTRIBUTIONAND ECOLOGY. 9 TAXONOMY. 12 Ranunculus L. 12 Key to the Species. 13 R. acriformis A. Gray 18 R. acris L. 22 R. adoneus A. Gray. 25 R. alismaefolius Geyer. 29 R. aquatilis L. 35 var. capillaceus (Thuill.) DC 36 var. hispidulus E. Drew 37 R. arvensis L. 40 R.