WILD FLOWERS yellow and orange 



and the divisions are again sharply cleft and lobed. 

 They are set on long stems. This Buttercup rises 

 from a cluster of stout, fibrous roots, and is found in 

 moist places and upland woods, from Georgia and 

 Arkansas northward, from March to May. 



CREEPING BUTTERCUP 



Ranunculus repens. Crowfoot Family. 



This species spreads by runners and forms large 

 patches along roadsides and in low fields, from Nova 

 Scotia to Virginia, and westward, during May, June, 

 and July. The plants are generally hairy. The 

 thrice divided leaves are set on long stems, and are 

 often spotted or marked with white. The flowers 

 are nearly an inch broad. 



BRISTLY BUTTERCUP 



Ranunculus pennsylvanicus. Crowfoot Family. 



This unlovely Buttercup grows commonly from one 

 to two feet high in wet, open places, from Nova Scotia 

 to Georgia, and west to the Rocky Mountains and 

 British Columbia, during June, July and August. 

 The flowers have a prominent thimble-shaped, head 

 formed of numerous green pistils, surrounded with 

 small petals of the same length as the sepals. The 

 very stout, hollow stalk is stiff and bristly with long 

 hairs. The numerous leaves are thin, medium green 

 in colour, and are thrice divided into three deeply 

 cleft divisions. When first observed, the flowers 

 appear as though the petals had dropped away, and 



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