244 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Ranunculus recurvatus Pom. Enc. Meth. VI, 123 (1804). 

 E. lanuginosus WALT. Fl. Car. 157 (1788). 

 jR. saniculaeformis MUHL. Oat. 56 (1813). 

 E. leptopetalus RAF. Fl. Lud. 83 (1817). 

 E. fascicularis SPBENG. Neu. Eatd. I, 228 (1820). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 43; Britt., Fl. N. J. 37; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 116; Chap , Fl. S. St. 8; Upham, Fl. Minn. 19; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 

 19, 480; Led., Fl. Boss. I. 44; Kothr., Wheel. Exp. 58; Cov., Fl. Ark. 163; 

 Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 22. 



Arctic islands off the coast of N. E. Siberia. 

 North America: Labrador, N. S., N. Br., Q , Ont. to 

 L. Winnipeg; S. along Atl. coast; W. to Minn., Neb., Mo. and 

 Ark. 



Minn, valley: Forest region; E. and N. in valley; 

 woods and shaded banks. 



HERB.: Bollard 147, Chaska; Sandberg 27, Chisago 

 Co. ; Leiberg 3, Blue Earth Co. ; Kassube 12, Minneapolis; Herb. 

 Sheld. 1819, Ramsey Co. 



Ranunculus sceleratus LINN. Spec. 776 (1753). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 42: Britt., Fl. N. J. 37: Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 116; Upham, Fl. Minn. 19; Chap., Fl. S. St. 8; Coult., Fl. Colo. 

 7; Hook., Fl. Gt. Brit. 9; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 19; Forbes and Herns., Fl. Sin. 

 I, 16; Led., Fl. Boss. I, 45; Nym., Fl. Eur.; Herd., Fl.Eur. Kuss. 10; Engl. 

 Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. Ill, 2, 65; Brew, and Wats., Fl. Calif. I, 426; Roth., 

 Wheel. Exp. 57; Wats., King Exp. 8; Cov., Fl. Ark. 163; Wats., Bibl. Ind. 

 I, 23; Hart., Fl. Scand! I, 165. 



Northern Eur. ; N. Asia to India and Bengal; China; 

 Siberia. 



North America: Maritime provinces of Can. to Brit. 

 Col., Peace river and lat. 67 N.; S. throughout U. S. 



Minn, valley: Banks of streams; ditches; wet spring 

 sides, N. E. and S. in valley, extending far W. on lower levels. 



HERB. : Sheldon 701, Waseca dwarf form; Bollard 47, 

 Chaska; Bollard 474, Prior's lake, Scott Co.; Sheldon 183, Ea- 

 gle lake, Blue Earth Co!; Taylor 506, Minnesota lake; Bollard 

 324, Belle Plain; Kassube 14, Minneapolis; Herrick 16, Minne- 

 apolis; Oestlund 6, Hennepin Co.; Sandberg 33, Vasa; Herb. 

 Moyer 17, Montevideo. 



Ranunculus abortiyus LINN. Spec. 551 (1753). 



E. nitidus WALT. Fl. Car. 159 (1788). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. ed. 6, 42;'Coult., Fl. Colo. 7; Webb., Fl. 

 Neb. 116; Britt., Fl. N. J. 36; Chap., Fl. S. St. 7; Upham, Fl. Minn. 19; 

 Mac., Fl. Can. I, 18; Cov., Fl. Ark. 162; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 15. 



North America: Man. to Brit. Col.; in U. S., Atl. 

 coast to Rocky mts. 



