Halerpestes cymbalaria Greene

Seaside Crowfoot

Synonyms: Ranunculus cymbalaria, Cyrtorhyncha cymbalaria, Halerpestes cymbalaria

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ranunculaceae

Genus: Halerpestes

Species: Halerpestes cymbalaria

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Endangered
NH - State Watch
RI - State Historical

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Halerpestes cymbalaria