FLORA OF DENVER. 



RANUNCULACEiE. (Crowfoot Family.) 



i. Clematis ligusticifolia NUTT. (VIRGIN'S BOWER.) Climb- 



ing, dioecious, flowers white, akenes numerous, with feathery 

 tails. " Common along Cherry Creek and .the Platte,on the plains 

 in North Denver and in Perrin's Meadow. Summer and fall. 



2. Anemone dichotoma L. ( WIND-FLOWER, ANEMONE.) 

 Flowers large and white. Head of round carpels, globular. 

 Along the Platte and Cherry Creek in damp, shady places. 

 Summer. 



3. Thalictrum Cornuti L. (MEADOW-RUE.) Reported by 

 Miss E. Eaton from Clear Creek near Berkeley. 



4. Myosurus minimus L. (MOUSETAIL.) Flowers incon- 

 spicuous, spike of akenes elongating and slender. Near 

 Montclair and in North Denver. Spring. 



5. Ranunculus aquatilis L. (WHITE WATER-CROWFOOT.) 

 Growing in ponds and streams with finely dissected leaves all 

 under water. There are two varieties, one having the leaves 

 rigid when withdrawn from the water and the other with leaves 

 that collapse. Along Cherry Creek and the Platte. Spring to 

 fall. 



6. Ranunculus Cymbalaria PURSH. (STRAWBERRY CROW- 

 FOOT.) Flowers small and yellow, stems sending out runners. 

 Common along the ditches and ponds. Spring to autumn. 



7. Ranunculus sceleratus L. (CURSED CROWFOOT.) Stems 

 hollow and smooth, flowers small and yellow, akenes numer- 



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