722 466.Batrach. 85. RANUNCULACE^.. PI. ex. thai 



Leaves above the water S-parted, not peltate ; sta- 

 mens 12 to 24. — Herb troublesome in ponds; is not acrid, 

 but will feed and even fatten cattle. 



^. peltatum. Leaves above the water orbicular, 3-lobed, 

 peltate. 



Ranunculus peltatus, Mcench Meth.2l4. 



5. Batrachium pantothrix. Fine'tnmmed water-crowfoot. 



Stem floating ; leaves many-cut, hairlike, outline orbicu- 

 lar, segments divergent, thin ; petals reverse ovate, larger 

 than the calyx; cariopsides bald. 



Ranunculus aquatilis omnino tenuifoHus, Rati Syn. 249, 4. 

 Millefolium, sive Maratriphj^llon, flore et semine ranunculi aquatici, 

 hepaticae facie, Ger. em. 827, 2. 



Ranunculus trichophyllus, Chaix in Vill. Dauph. 1, 335, 

 Ranunculus divaiicatus, Mosnch Maeth. 214. 

 Ranunculus capillaceus, Thuil. Par. ed, 2, 1, 278. 

 Ranunculus aquatilis A, Desfont. Fl.Atl. 1, 242. 

 Ranunculus pantothrix, Brotero Fl. Lus. 2, 375. 

 Ranunculus pectinatus, Dubois Meth. Orl. 454. 

 Ranunculus aquatilis /3, Smith Fl. Brit, 596. 



Ponds and ditches ; perennial ; May and June. 

 Herb mild ; used for feeding cattle. 



6. Batrachium ccespitosum. Tvfted water-crowfoot. 

 Stem floating ; leaves many-cut, hairlike, outline nearly 



orbicular, segments diverging, stiff"; petioles slightly sheath- 

 ing, eared ; petals reverse ovate, larger than the calyx ; ca- 

 riopsides bald. 



Ranunculus aquaticus albus, circinatis tenuissime divisis foliis, floiibu 

 ex alis longis pediculis innixis, Raii Syn, 249, 5. 



Ranunculus rijgidus, Persoon in Hoff. Germ. 4, 257. 

 Ranunculus caespitosus, Thuill. Par. ed. 2. 1,279. 

 Ranunculus aquaticus B, Desfont. Fl. Atl. 1,443. 

 Ranunculus pumilus, Poiret Diet. 6, 133. 

 Ranunculus circinnatus, Sibthorp FL Ox. 175. 

 Ranunculus aquatilis y, Smith Fl. Brit. 596. 



Inundated places ; perennial ; May and June. 

 Herb mild. 



7. Batrachium fluviatile. JRiver water-crowfoot 



Stem floating; leaves many-cut, hairlike; segments long, 

 parallel ; petals reverse ovate, larger than the calyx ; ca- 

 riopsides bald. 



