Ranunculus acris. Upright Meadow Crowfoot. 
RANUNCULUS Linruei Gen. PI. Polyandria Polygynia. 
Ran Gen. 15. Herby semine nudo, polyspermy, 
RANUNCULUS acris calycibus patulis, pedunculis teretibus, foliis tripartito-multifidis, fummis linearibus. 
Linnai Syjl. Vegetab. p. 430. FI. Suecic. p. 196. 
RANUNCULUS foliis hirfutis, femitrilobatis, lobis lateralibus bipartitis, foliis caulinis femitrilobis. Baller, 
hijl. n. 1169. 
RANUNCULUS pratenfrs ereflus acris. Bauhin. pin. ,78. Gerard, imi. 951. FnrUnfm 329. Rail Sjmp/is, 
p. 248. Hudfion. FI. Angi. p. 211. Scopoli. FI. Carniol. p. 398. 
RADIX perennis, e pluribus radiculis albidis conflans. 
CAULIS bipedalis, ere&us, fiflulofus, teres, fubpilofus, 
apice ramofus. 
FOLIA Radicalia petiolis longis eredtis infidentia, tri- 
partita, lobo medio trifido, lateralibus bilobis, 
omnibus acute dentatis aut incifis, fubhirfutis, 
fuperne ad bafin praefertim fiepe purpureis, venis 
fubtus extantibus. 
Caulina radicalibus fimilia, in lacinias tenuiores 
vero divifa et petiolis brevioribus infidentia, 
tandem linearia, feffilia. 
Petioli cum vaginis hirfuti. 
PEDUNCULI teretes. 
CALYX : Perianthium pentaphyllum, patens, fla- 
velcens, pilofum, foliolis ovatis, concavis, ob- 
tufis, margine membranaceis, Jig. 1. 
COROLLA: Petala quinque flava, nitentia, fubcor- 
data nunc emarginata, nunc integra, jig. 2. 
STAMINA : Filamenta plurima, apice paululum di- 
latata,/^-. 5.4. Anthery flava;, fubincurvatze, 
obtufie, jig. 4. 
ROOT perennial, confifling of numerous white fibres. 
STALK generally about two feet high, upright, hollow, 
round, fomewhat hairy, much branched at top. 
LEAVES : Radical leaves Handing on long upright foot- 
flalks, tripartite, the middle lobe trifid, the fide 
ones bilobous, and all of them fharply indented, 
flightly hirfute, the upper furface particularly 
at the bafe frequently of a purple colour, the 
veins underneath prominent 
Leaves of the Stalk like the radical leaves, but 
more finely divided, and handing on fhorter foot- 
flalks, at top linear and feflile. The foots talks 
with their fheaths hairy. 
FOOT-STALKS of the Flowers round. 
CALYX : a Perianthium of five leaves, fpreading, of 
a yellow colour and hairy, the leaves oval, con- 
cave, and membranous at the edges, fig. 1. 
COROLLA : five Petals, yellow and fhining, nearly 
heart- In aped, fometimes notched, lometimes 
entire, jig. 2. 
STAMINA: Filaments numerous, a little dilated at 
5- 4 - Anthery yellow, obtufe, bend- 
ing a little inward, jig. 4. 
NECTARIUM : fquamula emarginata, ad bafin petalo- 
rum, Pg. 3. 
NECTARY : a fmall fcale, flightly notched 
the bafe of each Petal, Jig. 3. 
at top, at 
PISTILLUM: Germina numerofa, in capitulum col- 
ledta, Styli nulli; Stigmata reflexa, 6. 
SEMINA : plurima, fubrotunda, comprefla, fufca, apice 
reflexa, jig. 7, 
PISTILLUM : Germina numerous, forming a little 
head; Styles none, Stigmata reflex, jig. 6. 
SEEDS numerous, roundifh, flat, of a brown colour, 
bending back at the tip, fig. 7. 
thifpronfrtvL R a a vcr n vc!; ^ t ■" f ° me ? c S ree P oifonous . and thc lp=cies above defcribed pofftffe. 
as pom ble to root out this fpecies from his Meadows that its place may be fupplied with good fvveet grafs. 
It grows too frequently in mofl of our meadows, and flowers in June and July. 
J OWD / nd in many parts of the country call this and the other yellow Crowfoots bv 
the names of Butter-cups and Butter-fiowers, and this name feems to have originated from a fuppofition that the vellnw 
to thefc plan,s; that this ftouid be the cafe r-bab p £:“i; is 
