Spermatophytes Flowering Plants 



Angiospermae Angiosperms 



Dicotyledons 



Ranalcs Buttercup Order 



Ranunculaceae— Buttercup Family 



Herbs or climbing shrubs; sepals 3-15, petals 0-15, 

 a< hene, folli< le or berr) ; flow i i 



1. Flowers regular 



a. Climbing vine 



b. Frect herbs 



(1) Petals present, often much smaller than the sepals 



( a ) Petals mnsi.it uuiis, yellow 



(ii) Petals much smaller than the colored sepals 

 \. Sepals whitish; leaves palmately divided 

 v. Sepals bluish; leaves finely cut 



(2) Petals absent; sepals colored 



2. Flowers irregular 



a. Upper sepal hood-like 



b. Upper sepal funnel-like or spurred 



Clematis— Virgin's Bower, I lematis 



Kir. klematis, a climbing i 



1. Leaflets toothed; flowering in summer 



2. Leaflets entire; flowering in autumn 



Ranunculus— Buttercup, I 



i I. at. ranunculus, a little v. • 



1. Leaves lobed or cut 



a. Flowers yellow 



(1) Flowers 1 3 cm. wide 



(a) Flowers 1 2 cm. wide; stems smooth 



(b) Flowers 2-3 cm. wide; stems hairy 



(2) Flowers 4-5 cm. wide, often double 



b. Flowers white 



2. Leaves not lobed 



a. Leaves entire, oblong "i- lanceolate 



b. Leaves crenate, rounded 



I [elleb »rus 1 1 



i ' '.r. helleboros, ell< tx I 

 Leaves lobed; flowers white to pink 



Nigeria Ragged I 



• niger. I. la. 



leaves finelj dis - ted, the \i] pel ei losing the M 



Anemone Anemone, W 



(Or. anemone. 



1. Stamens blue ; pedum les 1 2 



2. Stamens yellow ; pedum les 2 S 



D. H. HILL. UBRAPY 

 North Carolina State Collate 



