r)14 I'LANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 



A Hironjjor plant thau the tj'pe, stem 8 to !•! inclieH hi;ili, lnamhed, arluMHB tur- 

 piil, 8li^htl\ iii:irf;iiiiMl. and more n)iiL;lii8h-])apillo8e. 

 I'V|)(> l()r:ilil\ : "Near llniihtim, »Vc. " 

 Herb. (m'oI. Smv. llcil). Molir. 



Ranunculus abortivus L. Sp. I 'L 1 :;")!. 1753. Anoitrn k-i i.ow kkki> Ckowkoot. 



li'iDiiinriihis uiliiliis Walt. 11. Cur. L".9. \1SH. 



i:il.Sk.2:5S. (;iay. Man.. (1.0,42. Cbap. Fl. 7. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1:32. 



Canadian zone to Lonitsiaiiian area. Nova Scotia, Qucbet', and Ontario to IJritish 

 Coliiniliia; New Kn;:land wost to the Kocky Mountains, Hontli to western Florida. 



Ai-AUAM.\: Mountain region to Central I'rairie rejfion. Low .shaded hanks. Madi- 

 son Couuty, Montesano. Tuscaloosa County (A'. ./. Smith). Pi-rry County, L'uion- 

 town. Lee County, Auhurn (liaher <V Earle). April; not I'requeut. Pereuuial. 



ry])e locality : '' Hah. in Vir<jiuia, Cauada.'' 



llerli. (ieol. Surv. Herb. Mobr. 



Ranunculus micranthus Nutt. ; Torr. &. CJray, Fl. li. A. 1: 18. 1838. 



Small-floweuki) Crowkoot. 



Hanuncnlua ahoriiviis var. mirranihttx Gray, Man. ed. .5, 44. 1867. 



(;ray, Man. ed. 6. 42. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1 : 32. 



Canadian zone to Louisianiau area. Ontario, Hritish Columbia; Massachusetts 

 west to Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, and Colorado, south to Tenne.ssee. 



Alauama: Tennessee Valley. Central Prairie region. Low pastures. Lauder- 

 dale and Montgomery counties. May; not rare. Perennial. 



Tyjte locality : ''Margin of ponds throughout the upper and western part of Mis- 

 souri ; likewise in Arkansas, collected by Dr. Pitcher." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Encycl. 6 : 125. 1804. Silvan Cuowfoot. 



Ell. Sk. 2:63. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 43. Chap. FL 8. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1 : 33. 



Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Nova Scotia, Ontario; southern New 

 England west to Minnesota, Nebraska south to Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 



Alabama : Tennessee \'alley to Upper division Coast Pine belt. Damp rich woods, 

 uiostfre(iuentthroughoutthe mountains. Lauderdale, Cullman, Madison, and Blount 

 counties. Lee County, Auburn {linker <S' Earle, Si). Tuscaloosa County. Clarke 

 County, Thomasville. April, May; frequent. Perennial. 



Type locality : " Cette plante croit en Amdrique, dans les environs de New York." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ranunculus sceleratus L. Sp. PI. 1 : 551. 1753. 



Celery-leaved or Cursed Ckowkoot. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 59. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 42. Chap. Fl. 8. Gray, Syn. Fl, N. A. 1, pt. 1 : 33. 



Europe, A.'jia, India, China, Sujeria. 



Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Throughout Atlantic North America west to 

 British Columbia and Arizona. 



Ai.abama: Coast plain. Wet ditches, muddy places. Mobile County. April, May. 

 Acrid, poisonous. Annual. 



Type locality : " Hab. ad Enropac fossas et paludes." 

 Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ranunculus hispidus Michx. Fl.Bor. Am. 1:321. 1803. Maryland BuTTERCfp. 



lianiincnlita repnis var. manilandicua Torr. &, Grav, Fl. N. A. 1 :21. 1838. 



Ell. Sk. 2: 62. (iray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1:36. 



Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Ontario to (Jeorgia. 



Alabama : Tennessee Valley. Mountain region to coast plain. Lee County, 

 Auburn (Baker <f- Karle, 32). Shady banks and borders of woods. Lauderdale 

 County, Florence (if. C. fFi7.soM). Cullman and Mobile counties. Flowers in April; 

 scattered, not fre(|uent. Perennial. 



Type locality: "Hah. in umbrosis sylvis Carolinae inferioris." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Ranunculus palmatus Ell. Sk. 2:61. 1821-24. Southern Buttercups. 



li'anunculuii septentrionalia Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 21:376. 1886. In part. Not 

 Poir. 



Ell. 1. c. Chap. FL 8. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1 : 37. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida. 

 Flowers in May. 



