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Hepatica acuta (Pursh) Brittnn 

 H. acutilobn DC. 

 i^harp-lohed liverleaf 

 In the same situations as the former bnt less common. March- 

 May. 



Clematis virginiana L. 



Virghv's hower 

 Fence rows, banks of streams and thickets. Common. July. 

 A plant more beautiful in fruit than in flower. 



Atragene americana Sims 

 Clematis verticillaris DC. 

 Purple virgin's hoiver 

 Rocky hillsides. Rare. Owego. May. 



Ranunculus reptans L. 

 R. f 1 a m m u 1 a var. reptans E. Meyer 

 Creeping spearwort 

 Shores of the Susquehanna. Infrequent. Apalachin. Summer. 



Ranunculus abortivus L. 

 Kidney-leaved crowfoot 

 Woods and moist ground. Common. May- June. 



Ranunculus sceleratus L. 



Ditch crowfoot 



Ditches. Infrequent. Apalachin and Barton. May- August. 



Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. 

 Hooked croicfoot 

 Damp woods. Common. May- June. 



Ranunculus acris L. 



Meadow hutterciip 

 Fields and meadows. Common. May- September. 



Ranunculus pennsylvanicus L. f. 

 Bristh/ huttercup 

 Swamps. Frequent. July- August. 



