RANUNCULACE^;. XIV. RANUNCULUS. 



Mountains. R. fascicularis, Schlecht. anim. ran. sect. 2. p. 30. 

 t. 2. Stem hollow, flattened. Radical leaves 3-parted, with the 

 middle lobe trifid and the lateral ones 2-cleft, and cut again into 

 2-3 minor lobes. Calyx hairy, reflexed. 



Schlechtendal's Crowfoot. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1826. PI. 4ft. 



146 R. BE'CKII ; leaves all radical, pubescent, stalked, 3-5- 

 cut; scape villous, 1 -flowered, longer than the leaves; calyx 

 permanent; petals oblong-ovate, it. II. Native of Missouri 

 in plains. R. nov. spe. Beck in amer. jour, scienc. vol. 12. April, 

 1828. 



Beck's Crowfoot. PI. 4 foot. 



147 R. BELVISII (D. C. syst. 1. p. 291.) stem erect, branched, 

 furnished with a few spreading hairs as well as the petioles ; leaves 

 smooth, ternate, with 3-lobed segments ; lobes oblong acutely- 

 cut at the apex; calyx smooth, spreading, shorter than the 

 petals. I/ . H. Native of North America. Flowers a little 

 smaller than those of R . acris. Carpels compressed, even, ter- 

 minated by short straight points. 



Belvis's Crowfoot. Fl. June, July. PI. 14 foot. 

 '148 R. MARYLA'NDICUS (Poir. diet. 6. p. 126.) stem erect, 

 a little branched, clothed with soft hairs at the base as well as 

 the petioles, and with close-pressed pubescence at the top ; leaves 

 smoothish, ternate, with 3-lobed segments, and oblong acute 

 deeply toothed lobes ; calyx smooth, spreading shorter than the 

 petals. Tf.. H. Native of North America in shady woods, 

 Maryland, Pennsylvania to Virginia. Root fibrous, fascicled. 

 Stem 2-3-flowered. Flowers pale yellow, a little larger than 

 those of R. dcris. Carpels compressed, with straight points. 



Maryland Crowfoot. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1811. PI. 1 foot. 



149 R. NITIDUS (Muhl. cat. Elliott, carol. 2. p. 61.) plant 

 smoothish ; radical leaves on long stalks, ternate ; leaflets stalk- 

 ed, profoundly trifid or 3-parted ; lobes broad-lanceolate trifid 

 cut ; lobes of the cauline leaves almost linear, entire, or trifid ; 

 calyx spreading, at length reflexed, rather hairy ; carpels orbi- 

 cular, compressed, marginate, terminated by short points. If. . H. 

 Native of North America on the lower plains of Columbia ; 

 Canada ; Lower Carolina, &c. R. septentrionalis, Poir. diet. 6. 

 p. 123. Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 395. R. Carolinianus, D. C. 

 syst. 1. p. 292. R. hispidus, var. Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 321. 

 R. lanuginosus, var. Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 394. 



Shining Crowfoot. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1826. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



150 R. TOMENTO'SUS (Poir. diet. 6. p. 127.) stem ascending, 

 very villous, 1-2-flowered; leaves stalked, downy, ternate, upper 

 ones sessile, ovate, entire ; calyx very villous, somewhat reflexed. 

 If.. H. Native of Upper Carolina. R. lanugindsus, Pursh. ex. 

 Lamb. herb. Like R . pubescens and R. Maryldndicus. Roots 

 fibrous, fascicled. Flowers yellowish-white ; petals a little 

 longer than the calyx. 



Downy Crowfoot. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. PI. J foot. 



151 R. PRJEMORSUS (H. B. et Kth. nov. gen. et spec. amer. 

 5. p. 47.) stem erect, usually 2-flowered, villous as well as the 

 petioles ; leaves ternate, with bluntly and deeply-toothed seg- 

 ments, lateral ones bifid, middle ones trifid, stalked ; calyx re- 

 flexed ; petals 10 to 15, wedge-shaped. If. . H. Native of South 

 America on mount Antisana. Like R. Maryldndicus in habit, 

 but differing in having 1 to 1 5 petals. Carpels with short straight 

 points. 



Prtemorse-rooted Crowfoot. PI. foot. 



152 R. BONPLANDIA'NUS (H. B. et Kth. nov. gen. et spec, 

 amer. 5. p. 46.) stems erect, 2-3-flowered, rather hairy; leaves 

 trifid, 3-parted and ternate, upper surface smooth, under surface 

 pilose-pubescent, with crenate-serrated 2-3-lobed segments ; 

 calyx hairy, reflexed ; petals 10 to 12, rounded at the apex. I/ . 

 H. Native of New Granada at the height of 3000 feet. 



Bonpland's Crowfoot. PI. \ to 1 foot. 



153 R, GEOIDES (H. B. et Kth. nov. gen. et spec. amer. 5. 



p. 47.) stem erect, 1-3-flowered, very villous as well as the 

 petioles ; leaves villous, trifid, or 3-parted, with ovate-toothed 

 lobes ; calyx reflexed ; petals 1 0, oblong-linear. I/ . F. Native 

 of Mexico in the mountains. Habit of Geum montanum. Petals 

 twice as long as calyx. Hairs of the stem spreading, those of the 

 leaves closely pressed. 



Geum-like Crowfoot. PI. foot. 



154 R. SIBBALDIOIDES (H. B. et Kth. nov. gen. et spec. amer. 

 5. p. 48.) stem almost naked, 1-flowered; leaves pilose, pinnate, 

 with ovate-toothed segments ; terminal segment 3-lobed ; floral 

 leaves pinnatifid; calyx spreading, shorter than the oblong 

 petals. If. . F. Native of South America on the high moun- 

 tain of Quindiu or Antisana. A very dwarf herb, with the habit 

 of Sibbdldia procumbent. Radical leaves crowded, dark green. 

 Carpels ovate, rather compressed, terminated by short straight 

 points. 



Sibbaldia-like Crowfoot. PL - foot. 



155 R. DELPHINIFO'LIUS (H. B. et Kth. nov. gen. et spec, 

 amer. 5. p. 48.) stems erect,"few-flowered, hairy ; leaves ternate ; 

 lateral segments bifid, middle one 3-parted, with deeply- serrat- 

 ed bifid or trifid lacinias and lanceolate lobes ; calyx pilose, re- 

 flexed; petals 15. Tf.. F. Native of Mexico on the mountains 

 at the height of 5000 feet. 



Larkspur-leaved Crowfoot. PI. 1 foot. 



156 R. PEDUNCULA'RIS (Smith inRees' cyclop, no. 49.) leaves 

 smoothish ; radical ones stalked, ternate, with 3-lobed segments, 

 which are acutely cut at the apex ; cauline leaves 1 or 2, linear 

 or trifid; stem erect, 1 -leaved, 1 or 2-flowered ; calyx at length 

 reflexed ; petals 8-10, oblong, i;. H. Native of the Straits of 

 Magellan on the borders of woods, at a place called Fresh-mater 

 Bay or Baye Duclos. Habit of R. bulbosus. Carpels globose, 

 even, with hooked points. Stem more or less hairy. 



Peduncled-Qowered Crowfoot. Fl. Dec. PI. 1 foot. 



157 R. ORANDIFLO V RUS (Lin. spec. 781.) leaves rather villous, 

 radical ones stalked, ternate, with unequally jagged segments ; 

 stem-leaves linear or divided into linear lobes ; stem erect, 

 villous, few-flowered ; calyx reflexed. Tf. . H. Native of Cap- 

 padocia and about Constantinople. Desf. Choix. 57. t. 44. 

 Flowers larger than those of /{. bulbosus. 



Great-florvered Crowfoot. Fl. May. Clt. 1817. PL to 1 ft. 



158 R. PALU'STRIS (Lin. MSS. Smith in Rees' cyclop, no. 52.) 

 leaves rather hairy, stalked, cleft in 3 beyond the middle, witli 

 blunt recesses and ovate-cut toothed lobes ; stem erect, branched, 

 almost naked ; carpels even, terminated by straight short points, 

 i; . H. Root a little like that of R. bulbosus. 



Var. a, orientalis (D. C. syst. 1 . p. 294. ) stem trichotomous ; 

 radical leaves on short stalks. If.. H. Native of the Levant. 

 R. orient&lis, palustris, apii folio, &c. Tour. cor. 20. Stems 

 numerous. 



Var. ft, Corsicus (D. C. syst. 1. p. 295.) stems dichotomous ; 

 radical leaves on very long stalks. If.. H. Native of Corsica. 

 R. Corsicus, D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 637. Herb dark green; style 

 hardly hooked. 



Marsh Crowfoot. PI. 1 foot. 



159 R. CYMBALARIFO'LIUS (Balb. in Mor. 1. p. 2.) root 

 fascicled ; leaves rather hairy, radical ones on long stalks, orbi- 

 cular 3-lobed : lobes coarsely-crenate, cauline leaves trifid and 

 simple ; stem branched dichotomous, rather naked, filiform ; 

 sepals reflexed ; carpels smooth, hooked. Tf. . H. Native of 

 the island of Sardinia in rivulets. 



Cymbalaria-leaved Crowfoot. PI. foot. 



160 R. ORTHORY'NCHUS (Hook. fl. bor. amer. p. 21. t. 9.) 

 plant beset with adpressed hairs ; stem erect, slender, branched, 

 and rather leafy ; radical leaves stalked, ternate ; leaflets linear- 

 multifid, with white callose tips ; calyx reflexed ; styles straight, 

 longer than the carpels, which are broadly semi-ovate, com- 



