294: FLOllA OF TEXAS. 



H. UMBELLATA, L. Smooth; leaves orbicular, peltate, 

 obscurely lobed, creuate; umhels globose, on peduncles 

 commonly longer than the petioles; fruit 2-ribbed on each 

 side. AVet places. Leaves 1' Avide. 



H. RANUis^cuLOiDES, L. Smooth ; leaves orbicular-reni- 

 form, crenately 3-5-lobed; timbels few-flowered, on pedun- 

 cles much shorter than the petioles, mostly nodding in 

 fruit; fruU obscurely ribbed. Springs and muddy places. 

 Petioles 6-12' long ; peduncles 1' long. 



H. INTERRUPTA, Muhl. Smooth ; leaves orbicular, pelt- 

 ate, crenate ; nvibels j)roliferous, the nearly sessile clusters 

 forming an interrupted spike ; fruit strongly ribbed. Wet 

 places. Petioles longer than the peduncles. 



H. REPANDA, Pers. Pubescent; leaves broadly ovate, 

 truncate or slightly cordate at the base, glandular-serrate ; 

 umhels capitate, few-flowered, shorter than the petioles; 

 fruit strongly ribbed. Low grounds. 



CRANTZIA, Kutt. 



(7flZ^a:-teetli obsolete; petals roundish; fruit globular; 

 carpels 5-ribbed, the lateral ribs thickened and corky; vittm 

 single in the intervals, with 2 on the commissure. — Small 

 creeping marsh herds, with fleshy linear leaves, and small 

 ^Y\\\i\^\\ floiuers in axillary umbels. 



C. LiNEATA, Nutt. {Hydro cot yle lineata, Michx.) 

 Muddy banks, near the coast. Leaves V long, with cross 

 partitions, narrowed toward the base, obtuse; involucre 

 5-6-leaved. 



SANICULA, Tourn. 



Calyx 5-toothed, persistent; fruit globose, without ribs, 

 armed with hooked prickles; the carpels not separating 

 spontaneously, each with 5 yittas. — Perennial erect branch- 



