RANUNCULUS TRIBE 



4. Adonis (Pheasant's Eye) 



1. A. autumnalis. The only 

 British species. A pretty herba- 

 ceous plant, 8-12 inches high ; 

 leaves finely cut ; flowers resem- 

 bling buttercups in shape ; sepals 

 5 ; petals 5-8, bright scarlet, dark 

 at the base. It occurs as a weed 

 in cornfields, but is not very com- 

 mon, nor is it a real native of 

 Britain. Fl. September to October. 

 Annual. 



5. Ranunculus (Buttercup, etc.) 

 Flowers white 



1. R. aquatilis (Water Crow- 

 foot). Stem submerged; lower 

 leaves deeply cleft into hairlike 

 segments ; upper ones floating, 

 three-lobed, variously cut ; flowers 

 large, white, conspicuous, borne 

 singly on axillary flower stalks. 

 A very variable plant. When 

 growing in swiftly running water 

 the plant is wholly composed of 

 hairlike leaves ; but when growing 

 in stagnant water it produces flat- 

 tened leaves as well. Fl. May to July. Perennial. 



2. R. hederaceus (Ivy-leaved Crowfoot). Leaves all rounded 

 and lobed ; petals scarcely longer than the calyx ; stamens 5-10. 

 Smaller than the last, growing either in water or close to the 

 water's edge. Fl. all the summer. Perennial. 



Adonis (Pheasant's Eye) 



Flowers yellow ; leaves undivided 



3. R. lingua (Great Spear-wort). Leaves narrow, tapering to 

 a point, sessile ; stem erect, 2-3 feet high ; flowers bright yellow, 

 more than an inch in diameter. The largest British species, 

 a handsome plant, but not common ; found in watery places. 

 Fl. summer. Perennial. 



4. R. flammula (Lesser Spear- wort). Leaves narrow, tapering 

 to a point, slightly stalked ; stem creeping at the base. Sides of 

 watery places ; much smaller than the last ; flowers about \ inch 

 in diameter ; leaves sometimes clothed with silky hairs. 



5. R. ficaria (Lesser Celandine). Leaves heart- or kidney- 



