CROWFOOT TRIBE. 



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R. FICARIA (Lesser Celandine). 



5. R. Ficaria (Lesser Celandine). Leaves heart- or 

 kidney-shaped, angular ; sepals 3 ; petals about 9. One 

 of our brightest spring flowers, studding every bank 

 with its numerous glossy star-like flowers. It is placed 

 by some botanists in a distinct genus, when it is called 

 Ficaria verna. FL March May. Perennial. 



*** Flowers yellow ; leaves divided ; carpels smooth. 



6. R. auricomus (Wood Crowfoot). Leaves smooth, 

 lower ones kidney-shaped, lobed ; upper ones deeply 

 divided ; petals unequal in size. Woods, common. 

 Flowers mostly irregular, owing to some of the petals 

 being imperfectly developed. Fl. April, May. Peren- 

 nial. 



7. R. sceleratus (Celery-leaved Crowfoot). Leaves 

 smooth, cut into oblong segments ; stem hollow, juicy ; 

 Carpels collected into an oblong head. A highly acrid 



