Ranunculus RANUNCULACEAE Hepatica 



R. bulbosus L. 



Common in fields and meadows. May, June. Nat. from 

 Europe. 



R. acris L. Tall Buttercup. 



Frequent in fields in the northern counties. Mid-June, July. 

 Nat. from Europe. 



R. parviflorus L. 



Rare, in waste ground: Berlin (Wo), Canhy, May 1868 (A, U); 

 Accomac village (Ac), R. R. Tatnall, 43, 31 May 1928 (T). Introd. 

 from Europe. 



Thalictrum L. Meadow Rue. 



T. caulophylloides Small. 



Rare, on wooded slopes along the Susquehanna River: Cono- 

 wingo (Ce), Long & Bartram, 1287, 1 June 1913 (A); same locality, 

 Long, 42971, 6 May 1934 (A). 



T. dioicum L. Early Meadow Rue. 



Infrequent; rocky hillsides and sandy woods, New Castle and 

 Cecil Counties. Late April, early May. 



T. revolutum DC. 



Rare, in rocky woodlands: banks of Octoraro Creek (Ce), J. J. 

 Carter, 21 June 1904 (A). Late May to early July. 



T. polygamum Muhl. Tall Meadow Rue. 



Frequent; meadows, swamps and river banks, Piedmont area of 

 New Castle County, and southward on the Coastal Plain to the 

 Virginia Hne. June, July. 



Anemonella Spach. 



A. thalictroides (L.) Spach. Rue Anemone. 



Common in woods of the Piedmont; infrequent on the Coastal 

 Plain. April, May. 



Hepatica Hill. 



H. americana (DC) Ker. {H. triloba of Gray's Man., ed. 7.) 



Liverwort. 



Common in woods of the Piedmont; infrequent southward to 

 Talbot County (Earle). Late March to early May. 



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