107. 
4. Leaves at summit of stem or peduncle opposite 
or whorled, forming an involucre; flowers 
solitary or in umbels. 
6. Basal leaf 1, involucral leaves compound 
(3 leaflets); roots tuberous; sepals 5 to 
10, petaloid. (Also, sepals white or pink). 
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6. Basal leaves several, basal and involucral 
leaves simple roots not tuberous; sepals 
4 to 6. 
7. Involucral leaves unlobed, near the 
flower, sepals bluish, white or pink; 
plant stemless. Expected (Hepatica). 
7. Involucral as well as basal leaves with 
3 to 5 deeply lobed divisions; involucral 
leaves remote from the flower; sepals 
greenish-yellow; plant with stem....... Anemone 
Clematis 
1. Leaflets toothed or dissected; sepals 6 to 12 m. 
long; achenes pilose or villous-hirsute............... €. virginiana 
1. Leaflets entire or wavy-margined; sepals 10 to 17 mn. 
long; achenes appressed-Silky....essesccesccvcrceseeee GC, dioscoreifolia 
Clematis virginiana L. Virgin's Bower 
Java Farm. Infrequent in old fields, among Rhus vadicans and 
Lonicera japonica. Higman 130, 710, 1038. 
C. dioscoreifolia Levi & Vaniot Clematis 
Java Farm. One station: steep southeast-facing slope at shore of 
Rhode River, slightly below pier. Hectare 3610. Shaded by Robinia 
pseudoacacia. Associate species Lonicera japonica. Higman 1039. 
Ranunculus 
1. Basal leaves simple or lobed, cauline ones divided; 
roots fibrous, without corm. 
2. Habitat aquatic or amphibious; plant fleshy; the 
lower and middle cauline leaves long-petioled...... R. sceleratus 
