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Caltha palustris L. Marsh Marigold, Cowslip 



In and along the borders of marshes and open 

 swamps. Rare. Tunungwant valley. Bogs and 

 marshes near Steamburg and Randolph along the 

 edge of the glacial drift. 

 Ranunculus abortivus L. Small-flowered Buttercup 



In open woods, along streams and in moist or wet 

 thickets. Common. The var. eucyclus Fernald. 

 Frequent. 

 Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Hooked Buttercup 



In moist woodlands, ravines, and moist or wet 

 soils. Common. 

 Ranunculus pennsylvanicus L. f. Bristly Buttercup 



In alluvial or sandy, often wet soil of thickets and 

 open places. Rare along the Allegheny river. 

 Ranunculus septentrionalis Poir. Swamp Buttercup 

 In marshy places chiefly along the bottomlands. 

 Infrequent. Near Quaker Bridge, Stony run trail. 

 Ranunculus laxicaulis (T. & G.) Darby. Water Plantain, 

 Spearwort 

 Saunders (Roosevelt Wild Life Bui. 1 :310. 1923) 

 mentions as a plant of the Tunungwant valley, and 

 Clinton has reported it from Salamanca. 

 Ranunculus acris L. Tall Field Buttercup 



A common weed in fields and waste places, which 

 has spread into nearly all sections of the park area. 

 Thalicturm dioicum L. Early Meadow Rue 



In dry, or sometimes moist, rocky or gravelly soil 

 of ravine banks and mountain slopes. Common. 

 Thalicturm polygamum Muhl. Meadow Rue 



In moist or wet soil, either gravelly or alluvial 

 along streams and bottomlands, sometimes in swamps 

 and marshy meadows. Common. 



