Unless indicated otherwise, the following attributes are implicit throughout the descriptions, except where the characters concerned are inapplicable.
Leaves simple. Blades herbaceous; without auricles; not septate nodulose. Leaves not lobed. Leaf margins, degree of incision 20–25%.
Flowers in inflorescences. Inflorescence terminal; without involucral bracts. Calyx herbaceous. Petals present; without contrasting markings; not tipped with an awn-like bristle; longer than the calyx. Nectaries in bisexual flowers absent. Fruit glabrous; styles style may persist until dehiscence but is not modified.
Distribution. Northern hemisphere: Canada.
Cite this publication as: P.J. Scott, S.G. Aiken, R.L. Boles, and M. J. Dallwitz. 2000 onwards. ‘Ranunculaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval.’ Version: 6th November 2000. http://http://www.mun.ca/biology/delta/arcticf/. Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1995, 2000) should also be cited (see References).