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Biomorphological Features of North American Homophyllous Water Crowfoot Ranunculus longirostris (Batrachium, Ranunculaceae)

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Features of biomorphology of homophyllous water crowfoot Ranunculuslongirostris (Batrachium, Ranunculaceae) occurring in North America were studied. From the generally similar group of the rigid-leaved water crowfoots (the R. circinatus group), R. longirostris is distinguished by the presence of a long internode before the first flower (the ratio of leaf and internode lengths is 1 : 5), persistent stipules throughout the shoot, a “true” dichotomy in the structure of inflorescences, conical nectar pits and fruits with a long persistent beaks. The latter feature distinguishes this species from the rest of the water crowfoots. An analysis of the inflorescence variants of aquatic, semiaquatic, and terrestrial Ranunculus shows that R. longirostris had initial dichasia branching that is almost unique within Batrachium, as well as an additional multiaxial structure in the lateral axes of the inflorescence which is known for some semiaquatic and terrestrial Ranunculus species. The data demonstrate the specific position of R. longirostris in Batrachium and contribute to the evidences of the close relationship between Batrachium and other Ranunculus.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to V.V. Bolshakov (Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences) for support at all stages of work, C. B. Hellquist (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, United States) for invaluable assistance in field research in the United States, and E. A. Andriyanova (Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan) for valuable comments during the preparation of the article.

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This work was carried out as part of a state assignment (theme no. AAAA-A18-118012690095-4) and with support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants no. 15-29-02498-ofi_m, 16-04-01308-a).

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Movergoz, E.A., Bobrov, A.A. Biomorphological Features of North American Homophyllous Water Crowfoot Ranunculus longirostris (Batrachium, Ranunculaceae). Inland Water Biol 12 (Suppl 2), 15–24 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082919060099

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