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2. Habitat terrestrial; plant not fleshy; cauline 
leaves short-petioled to sessile. (Also, achene 
beakless; basal leaves shallowly dentate or 
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Ranunculus sceleratus L. Cursed Crowfoot 
Ivy Neck. Infrequent along Cheston Creek drainage and near artificial 
pond at source of the drainage. Canopy of Platanus occidentalis, 
Diospyros virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua. Higman 877, 1157. 
R. abortivus L. Small-flowered Crowfoot 
Java Farm. Two stations, both shaded and apparently well-drained; 
at north boundary west of new entrance gate, and along cut bank of old 
Muddy Creek Road. Higman 580, 605. 
R. bulbosus L. Common Buttercup 
Java Farm & Ivy Neck. Moderately abundant along dirt roads, and 
in old fields not yet swamped by Rhus radicans. Prefers moderately dry, 
sunny or partly shaded areas. Higman 627, 1147, 1148. 
Thalictrum 
Thalictrum dioicum L. Meadow Rue 
Ivy Neck. One station: steep bank overlooking Rhode River, slightly 
above Sand Point, Hectare 4749. Higman 1012. 
Anemonella 
Anemonella thalictroides (L.) Spach. 
Ivy Neck. One station in poorly-drained forest of central Scaffold 
Peninsula. Canopy of Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Liriodendron 
tulipifera, Fagus grandifolia, Juglans nigra, Quercus alba, Carya cordiformis, 
etc. Higman 570, 631. i 
