18 TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



A. Hepatica, L. (Hepatica triloba, Chaix.) Liver-leaf. Ronnd-lobecl 

 Hepatica. 



Frequent southward, extending north at least to Duluth, Miss Cathcart, upper 

 Mississippi river, Oarrison, and Fergus Falls, Leonard. 



A. acutiloba, Lawson. (H. acutiloba, DC.) Sharp-lobed Hepatica. 



Common southward, extending north to Duluth, Miss Cathcart, and Alille Lacs 

 county, Upham. 



THALICTRUM, Tourn. Meadow-Rue. 



T. anenionoides, Michx. Rue- Anemone. 



Often common southward, extending north to Stillwater, Miss Field, Anoka county, 

 Juni, Stearns county, Camphell, and Fergus Falls, Leonard. Flowers nearly always 

 purplish. (Abundant at Marine Mills, Washington county, often having more than 

 one row of sepals and occasionally with all the stamens and pistils changed to sepals. 

 Miss Field.) 



T. dioicutn, L. Early Meadow-Rue. 

 Common, or frequent, throughout the state. 



T. purpurascens, L. Purplish Meadow-Rue. 



Common, extending north at least to Morrison county, Upham, the St. Louis river, 

 Mrs. Herrich, and in the Red river valley to Pembina, Cliiclxering. (Specimens collected 

 by Prof.Gcdge at Glyndon, Clay county, have the shining upper surface of the very 

 large leaflets waxy, as if varnished, but the lower surface minutely pubescent or 

 glabrous, not waxy.) 



T. Coriiiiti, L. Tall Meadow-Rue. 

 Common, or frequent, throughout the state. 



RANUNCULUS, L. Crowfoot. Buttercup. 



R. aquatilis, L., var. stagiiatilis, DC. (R. divaricatus, Gray's Manual.) 

 Stiff Water-Crowfoot. 

 Ponds near Mankato, -Leibej-g; Minneapolis, Boberfs, Herric/t; Stearns county, Up- 

 ham; Alexandria, Mrs. Terry. Infrequent. 



R. aquatilis, L , var. tricliopliyllus, Cbaix. Common White Water- 

 Crowfoot. 

 Frequent throughout the state. 



R. niultifldus, Pursh. Yellow Water- Crowfoot. 



Common throughout the state. 

 R. amMg-ens, Watson. (R. alismsefolius, in Manual) Water Plantain 

 Spearwort. 



Stearns county, Campbell. Infrequent. North. 



R, Flaniinula, L. Small Spearwort. 



Minneapolis, Roberts. Rare. 

 R. Flammula, L., var. reptans, Meyer. Creeping Spearwort. 



Stillwater, Leonard; Minneapolis, Roberts; Anoka county and New Ulm, Juni; 

 lake of the Woods, Dawson. Frequent. 



R. Cymbalaria, Pursh. Sea-side Crowfoot. 



Common, or frequent, throughout the state, excepting southeastward. Grand Por- 

 tage, lake Superior, also at New Ulm (common), Jimi; Little Rock, upper Minnesota 

 river. Parry; Nicollet county, Aiton; Stearns county, and the Red river valley (com- 

 mon), Upham; Fergus Falls, Leonard; Woithingtoa (common), Foote. 



