8 RANUNCULACE/E. [Rununcul 



brous ; radical ones petiolate, tripartite ; lobes cut, very ob- 

 tuse ; upper ones in 3-linear, cut segments ; calyx glabrous ; 

 pericarps collected into an oblong head. Br. Fl. 1 . p. 266. 

 E. Fl. v. iii. p. 48. E. Bot. t. 681. 



Sides of pools and ditches, frequent. FL June. %. — Stem stout, 

 succulent, 1 — 2 feet high. Lower leaves very broad and glossy. 

 Flowers extremely small, pale yellow. 



8. R. aeris, Linn. Upright Meadow Crowfoot. Calyx spread- 

 ing; peduncles rounded, not furrowed; leaves 3-parted, their 

 segments acute, trifid and cut ; upper ones linear. Br. Fl. 1. 

 p. 266. E.Fl.v. in. p. 51. E Bot. t. 652. 



Meadows and pastures, common. Fl. June, July. %. — Stem two 

 feet high, branched in the upper part, many flowered ; segments of the 

 leaves pointed, becoming narrow from the root upwards. Flowers 

 large, bright yellow. 



9. R. repens, Linn. Creeping Crowfoot. Calyx spreading; 

 flower-stalks furrowed ; scyons creeping ; leaves with 3 petiolated 

 leaflets which are 3-lobed, or 3-parted and cut. Br. Fl. 1. p. 

 266. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 49. E. Bot. t. 515. 



Pastures, too frequent. Fl. June — Aug. %. — Well distinguished 

 by its creeping scyons. 



10. R. bulbosus, Linn. Bulbous Crowfoot. Calyx reflexed; 

 peduncles furrowed ; stem upright, many flowered ; leaves cut 

 into 3 petiolated leaflets, which are 3-lobed or 3-parted and 

 cut; root bulbous. Br. Fl. 1. p. 267. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 49. E. 

 Bot. *. 515. 



Meadows and pastures, common. Fl. May. %. — One foot high, 

 hairy. Lobes of the lower leaves subovate ; upper leaves cut into 

 linear segments. 



f f f Leaves divided. Pericarps tuberculated or muricated. Annual. 



11. R. hirsutus, Curt. Pale hairy Crowfoot. Calyx reflexed ; 

 stem erect, many-flowered, hairy ; leaves 3-lobed, or 3-parted ; 

 lobes obtuse, cut ; root fibrous ; pericarps margined and tuber- 

 culated. Br. Fl. 1. p. 2b7. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 50. E. Bot.t. 

 1501. 



Rare in Ireland ; moist grounds on Galtymore, County of Tippe- 

 rary, and at the base of Magilligan rocks, County of Derry. Fl. 

 Oct. 0. — Stem one foot or more high, upright, more or less branched, 

 leafy, round, hollow, rough, with spreading rigid hairs. 



12. R. arvensis, Linn. Corn\ Crowfoot. Calyx spreading; 

 stem erect, many flowered ; leaves 3-cleft, their lobes generally 

 again 3-cleft into linear entire or bi-tridentate segments ; peri- 

 carps muricated. Br. Fl. 1. p. 267. E. Fl. v. in. p. 52. E. 

 Bot. t. 135. 



Corn fields on the lands of Beldrummond near the Man-of- War in a 

 stiff soil. Fl. June. ©. — Pericarps very large and prickly. Flowers 



