45'» kl<r()RT OF NEW JERSEY v^'PATE MUSI\UM. 



Ranunculus sceleratus L. Celery Crowfoot. 



Kamiiuultis sceleratus Liiun-eus, Sp. PI. 551. 175.? [Euro()L]. — Kiiicskern 5. 

 — Britton 27- 



Ditches and muddy banks of streams and marshes. Reported 

 from Essex and Bere^cn Counties, and frequent in West Jersey 

 and on the coastal strip to Cai)e May. Tends to become a weed. 



Fl. — Mid-April to late June. Fr. — Early May to mid-July. 



Middle District.— ISiew Egypt, Pembcrton (NB), Mcdford (S), Washing- 

 ton Park, Mickleton. 



Coast Strip. — Beach Haven Terrace (L), Piermont (S), Five-Mile Beach, 

 Cold Spring (OHB), Cape May. 



Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Wood Crowfoot. 



Ranunculus recurzatus Poir. in Lam. Encycl. VI. 125. 1804 [Environs of 

 'New York]. — Knieskern 5. — Britton 27- 



Comjmion in moist woods of the northern counties ; loss abund- 

 ant southward in the Middle district. 



Fl. — Late April to early June. Fr. — Early May to mid-June. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, New Egypt, Pemberton (C), Kinkora, 

 Medford (S), Lindenwold, Sewell (S), Mnllica Hill (NB), Mickleton, 

 Swedesboro, Marlboro (NB), Elsinboro (C), Bridgeton (S). 



Ranunculus pennsylvanicus L. f. Bristly Buttercup. 



Ranunculus pennsylvanicus Linnaeus, f. Suppl. 272. 1781 [Pennsylvania]. — 

 Willis 3. — Britton sy. — Keller and Brown 152. 



Frequent in the swamps of the northern counties ; rare south- 

 ward, especially within our limits, where it occurs only in the 

 upper Middle and Coast districts; possibly introduced, at som-e 

 stations at least. 



Fl. — Late June to early August. Fr. — Mid-July to late 

 August. 



Middle District. — Freehold (C), Long Branch, Pemberton, Camden (NB), 

 Repaupo (NB). 



Coast Strip. — Spray Beach (L). 



Ranunculus septentrionalis Poir. Swamp Buttercup. 



Ranunculus septentrionalis Poir. in Lam. Encycl. VL 125. 1804 [North 

 America]. — Britton 37. 



Swamps, borders of streams, etc. Commioii in the northern 

 counties and frequent or occasional southward in the Middle and 

 Cape May districts. 



