Fig. 454: Myosurus minimus: a, mature fruiting spike, x 2; b, petal and terete claw, 

 showing nectariferous pit, x 20; c, flower, the spurs of sepals short, x 6; d, young 

 fruiting spike, x 4; e, mature achene, its beak paralled with back, x 16; f, habit, show- 

 ing the slender clavate scapes and the linear spatulate leaves, x %; g, mature seed, x 20. 

 (From Mason, Fig. 232). 



