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Rare in wet places on the higher mountains, at an altitude of 2500- 

 3000 m. 



Montana: Little Belt Mts., on Long and Yogo Baldy, 1896, 

 Flodman, 4^0 and 4yoa; 1883, So'ibncr, 4. 



* Ranunculus inamoenus Greene, Pittonia, 3 : 91 ; Ramincnhis affinis 



Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 21: 371 [Syn. Fl. i^ : 31, mainly as 



to the Rocky Mountain plant; Man. R. M. 8]. 



The subarctic and alpine R. affinis R. Br. is a much smaller plant 

 with deeper cleft basal leaves. R. inamoenus grows in rich soil and 

 damp places in the mountain regions, at an altitude of 1500-2500 m. 



Montana: Bozeman, 1892, W. T. Shaw, 1892, Tzvecdy, 11 j; 

 Elliston, 1890, R. D. Kelsey ; Bridger Mts., June 14, 1897, Rydberg 

 & Bessey, 4116; Cedar Mountain, July 16, 4117; Spanish Basin, 

 June 26 and 30, Rydhcrg & Bessey, 41 18 and 411 g; Deer Lodge, 

 1890, F. D. Kelsey; Belt Park, 1886, R. S. Williams, j2o. 



Yellowstone Park : 1888, Dr. C/ias. H. Hall; Mammoth 

 Hot Springs, 1885, Tzveedy, gio; Bozeman, 1883, Scribncr, 4a. 



Rununculus cardiophyllus Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. i : 14 ; Ranunculus 

 affinis validus Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 21 : 371 [Syn. Fl. i^ : 31] ; 

 Ranunculus affinis cardiophyllus Gray, Proc. Acad. Phila. 1863: 

 56 [Man. R. M. 8] ; R.fcdatijidtis cardiophpllus Britt. Bull. Torr. 

 Bot. Club, 18: 265 [111. Fl. 2: 77]. 

 In the Synoptical Flora this is said to grow in Montana, but no 



specimens have been seen from the state. It is common in the Black 



Hills of South Dakota and may be found in the southeastern part of 



Montana. 



Ranunculus ovalis Raf. Proc. Dec. 36; Ranunculus rhomboideus 



Goldie, Edinb. Phil. Jour. 6: 329 [Syn. Fl. i^: 31 ; Man. R. M. 



7; 111. Fl. 2: 77]. 



This is a plant of more eastern distribution and rare in Montana, 

 where it has been found up to an altitude of 2000 m. 



Montana: Bridger Mts., 1896, Flodman, 4gj . 



Ranunculus abortivus L. Sp. PI. 551 [Syn. Fl. i^ : 32; Man. R. 



M. 7; 111. Fl. 2: 78]. 



This is also rare in Montana, reaching an altitude of 2000 m. 



Montana : Helena, 1892, F. D. Kelsey ; Bozeman, 1882, Tzueedy, 

 114', West Gallatin, Scribner, 4b. 



