Plate 3. 
RANUNCULUS HYDROPHILUS. 
Family, Ranunoulace^ : — Petals separate, definite in number. Stamens 
indefinite. Petals and stamens inserted under the ovary. Ovary 
of separate carpels. 
Genus, Ranunculus {Crowfoot, Buttercup) : — Herbaceous plants with 
regular, hermaphrodite flowers. Leaves entire or dissected, 
alternate. Sepals 5. Petals usually 5, with a honey gland or 
scale at the base. Stamens numerous. Carpels arranged to form 
a globular or oblong head, each with one seed, smooth or tuber- 
cular, terminating in a point or beak. Fruit, a collection (^terio) 
of achenes. 
Ranunculus hydrophilus. Gaud. Plant varies in size 
according to habitat, in water it reaches a height of 4 in. Stem 
slender and creeping. Leaves entire, ovate, with long leaf 
stalks, sometimes submerged. Flowers small, on a short 
stalk. Sepals 5, ovate. Petals 5 or 6, shorter than the 
sepals, spoon-shaped, tapering to a narrow base, yellow, glan- 
dular pit comparatively large. Stamens 5. Carpels somewhat 
wrinkled, pale yellow. 
In streams, pools, etc. Not common. 
East Falklands. 
Description of plate : — 1, portion of plant ; 2, flower ; 3, section of 
flower ; 4 and 5, stamens ; 6, carpel ; 7, plant in fruit ; 8, ripe carpel 
(achene). All except 1 and 7 enlarged. 
Errata : — On the plate, for d'Urv, read Gaud, 
