KANUNCULACEAE— BERBERIDACEAE 



« lematis \ ir gin's Bi >\\ er 



(Gr. clematis, a climbing plant) 

 with opposite compound leaves and purple flowers C. verticilUris 



Pulsatilla Pulsatilla, Pasque Flower 



1 1., pulaatm, beaten, perhaps meaning wit 

 Flowers pale purple, appearing before the leaves /'. Iiirsulissiina 



I [epatica I .iver-leaf 

 (Gr. hepatikoB, Irver-like) 



1. Lobes of the leaves rounded or obtuse at apex ll.lnpdlica 



2. Lobes acute at apex II. acuta 



S\ ndesrm in Rue A.nem< me 



■ yn, together, desmoi, bond, I. <■.. uniting the rue And anemone) 



Flowers several, erect, pink, surrounded by long-petioled leaflets 



Anemone Anemone, Windflower 



(Gr anemone, windflower) 



1. Stem simple, one-flowered 



a. Sepals 6-20: leaves with narrow segments 



b. Sepals usually 5 ; leaves with broad segments 



2. Stem branched, several-flowered 



Flower white, 2.5-4 cm. wide; stem leaves sessile 

 b. Flower greenish, 1-2 cm. wide; stem leaves petioled 



(1) Head of fruit cylindric 



(2) Head of fruit oval 



( 'altha — Marsh Marigold 



(Ij. caltha, marigold) 

 PI. 2, fig. A : 1, 2 

 Leaves heart-shaped ; flowers many, bright yellow 



Hydrastis — Golden Seal. Orange-ro 



(Of doubtful origin and meaning) 

 . cs deeply palmately lobed ; flower single, greenish white, sepals falling 

 early 



[sopyrum ■Isopyrum 



(Gr. iBopy-ron, name of a plant) 

 Leave? twice compound ; flowers white 



Thai ict rum — Meadow Rue 

 (Gr. thaliktron, meadow rue) 

 PI. 2, fig. E : 1, 2 

 Leaves twice compound : flowers greenish, drooping 



Delphinium — Larkspur 



(< '•!-. delphinion. larkspur) 

 PI. 2, fig. F 

 Flowers whitish, with 5 sepals and 4 petals 



S. tlialiclrnide\ 



A. caroliitidna 

 A. quinqucfolia 



A. canadensis 



A. cylindrica 

 A. virgin iana 



C. palustris 



II. canadensis 



I. bitcrndtum 



T. diofcum 



D. albescens 



Berberidaceae — Barberry Family 

 Herbs or shrubs, with alternate simple or compound leaves; flower parts usually in whorls of 

 3, sepals 6-9, stamens 6-18, pistil 1. simple; flowers apopetalous, hypogynous, regular. 



I. Spiny shrub 



II. Herbs 



1. Leaves simple, deeply cut; flower white, single 



2. Leaves compound ; flowers greenish, clustered 



Berberis — liarberrv 

 (Arabic name) 



1. Leaves serrate; flowers and fruits in racemes 



2. Leaves entire ; flowers mostly one to each leaf cluster 



Podophyllum — May Apple 



(Gr. podos, foot, phyllon. leaf) 

 Herbs with two large lobed leaves, with a solitary white flower 



Berberis 



Podophyllum 

 Caulophyllum 



B. vulgaris 

 B. Thunbergi 



P. peltdlum 



