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397. RANUNCULUS Tourn. Crowfoot. Buttercup. 



Ranunculus aborTivus L. Small-flowered Crowfoot. 

 Common over the whole state. 



Ranunculus abort, vus micranthus Gray. 



Cincinnati, Joseph Clark (Beardslee, Cat) ; Miami Valley, A. P. Morgan (Flora). 



Ranunculus acris L. 



Very abundant in fields and pastures throughout the northern portion of the 

 state; Cincinnati, Jos. P. James (Cat.); Columbus, W. S. Devol; Licking Co., 

 H. L. Jones (Cat.) 



Ranunculus obtusiusculus (R. ambigens Watson.) Water Plantain. Spearwort 

 Frequent in low grounds. 



Ranunculus arvensis L. 



An occasional specimen introduced from Europe found at Painesville, 

 O. Hacker. 



Ranunculus bulbosus L. 



Cincinnati, J. L. Riddell (Synop. 1835); Northern Ohio, J. S. Newberry (Cat.) 



Ranunculus circinaTus Sibth. Stiff Water-crowfoot. 



Toledo, J. A. Sanford; Sandusky, Amelia Hammel; Licking Co. H. L.Jones 

 (Cat.) ; Miami Valley, A. P. Morgan (Flora). 



Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh. Sea-side Crowfoot. 



Northern Ohio, W. R. Lazenby and W. C. Werner (Sup. List), doubtful since 

 authenticated by no specimen. 



Ranunculus delphinifolius Torr. (R. multifidus Pursh.) 



Ashtabula Co., Florence Tuckerman ; Cleveland, W. Krebs ; Painesville, H. C. 

 Beardslee (Cat); Lorain Co., A. A. Wright (Cat); Medina Co., J. S. Newberry 

 (Cat.); Franklin Co., Moses Craig. 



Ranunculus delphinifolius TERRESTris Gray. (R. multifidus terrestris Gray. 

 "Northern Ohio," Gray's Manual (6th Edition). 



Ranunculus fascicularis Muhl. 



Toledo, J. A. Sanford; Franklin Co., Aug. D. Selby; Licking Co., H. L. Jones 

 (Cat); Springfield, Mrs. E.J. Spence. 



Ranunculus ficaria L. 



Adventive from Europe, Painesville, O. Hacker. 



Ranunculus hispidus Mx. 



Widely distributed but mostly confused by collectors with R. fascicularis Muhl. 

 and R. septentrionalis Poir. 



Ranunculus pennsylvanicus L. f. Bristly Crowfoot. 



Common over the whole state. 

 Ranunculus pusillus Poir. 



J. S. Newberry ( Cat.) 



