514 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA, 
A stronger plant than the type, stem 8 to 16 inches high, branched, achenes tur- 
gid, slightly margined, and more roughish-papillose. 
Type locality: ‘‘Near Houston, &c.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Ranunculus abortivus L, Sp. Pl.1:551. 1753. ABORTIVE-rFLOWERED CROWFOOT. 
Ranunculus nitidus Walt. Fl. Car. 159. 1788. 
Ell. Sk. 2:58. Gray, Man.ed.6,42. Chap. Fl. 7. Gray, Syn. F1.N. A. 1, pt. 1:32. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario to British 
Columbia; New England west to the Rocky Mountains, south to western Florida. 
ALAB4MA: Mountain region to Central Prairieregion. Low shaded banks. Madi- 
son County, Montesano. Tuscaloosa County (£. A. Smith). Perry County, Union- 
town. Lee County, Auburn (Baker § Earle), April; not frequent. Perennial, 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia, Canada.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Ranunculus micranthus Nutt.; Torr. & Gray, Fl.W.A.1:18. 1838. 
SMALL-FLOWERED CROWFOOT. 
Ranunculus abortivus var. micranthus Gray, Man.ed.5, 44. 1867. 
Gray, Man.ed.6,42. Gray, Syn. F1.N. A.1, pt.1: 32. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Ontario, British Columbia; Massachusetts 
west to Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, and Colorado, south to Tennessee. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Central Prairie region. Low pastures. Lander- 
dale and Montgomery counties. May; notrare. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Margin of ponds throughout the upper and western part of Mis- 
souri; likewise in Arkansas, collected by Dr. Pitcher.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Encyel. 6:125. 1804. SILVAN CROWFOOT. 
Ell. Sk. 2:63. Gray, Man.ed.6,43. Chap. F1.8. Gray, Syn. FI. N.A.1, pt. 1: 33. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Nova Scotia, Ontario; southern New 
England west to Minnesota, Nebraska south to Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Upper division Coast Pine belt. Damp rich woods, 
most frequent throughoutthe mountains. Lauderdale, Cullman, Madison, and Blount 
counties. Lee County, Auburn (Baker § Earle, 34). Tuscaloosa County. Clarke 
County, Thomasville. April, May; frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘ Cette plante croit en Amérique, dans les environs de New York.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Ranunculus sceleratus L. Sp. Pl.1:551. 1753. 
CELERY-LEAVED or CURSED CROWFOOT, 
Ell. Sk.2:59. Gray, Man.ed.6,42. Chap. F1.8. Gray, Syn. Fl. N.A.1, pt. 1: 33. 
Europe, Asta, INDIA, CHINA, SIBERIA. 
Canadian zone to Louisianian area. Throughout Atlantic North America weat to 
British Columbia and Arizona. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Wetditches, muddy places. MobileCounty. April, May. 
Acrid, poisonous. Annual. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. ad Europae fossas et paludes.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Ranunculus hispidus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1:321. 1803. MARYLAND BUTTERCUP. 
Ranunculus repens var. marylandicus Torr. & Gray, FlL.N.A.1:21. 1838. 
Ell. Sk. 2:62. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1:36. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Ontario to Georgia. ; 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Mountain region to coast plain. Lee County, 
Auburn (Baker § Earle, 32). Shady banks and borders of woods. Lauderdale 
County, Florence (M. C. Wilson). Cullman and Mobile counties. Flowers in April; 
scattered, not frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in umbrosis sylvis Carolinae inferioris.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Ranunculus palmatus Ell. Sk. 2:61. 1821-24. SOUTHERN BUTTERCUPS. 
Ranunculus septentrionalis Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 21:376. 1886. In part. Not 
Poir. 
Ell.l.c. Chap. F1.8 Gray, Syn. F). N. A. 1, pt. 1: 37. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida. 
Flowers in May. 
