Family:
Ranunculaceae
Common Name(s):
Thimbleweed
Flowering Time:
June to July
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Heads turn soft, break apart easily, achenes turn from greenish to light greenish-brown
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Early September through early October; seed head breaks apart over several months
Seed Cleaning:
None required
Storage:
Intolerant of dry storage (Cullina 2000)
Restoration Potential:
Medium (by transplant)
Notes
Transplants in a field study had 71% survival after 7 years (Mottl et al. 2006).
Caudex (base of stem and root) short and thick (Fernald 1950); no vegetative spread (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
