Ranunculus Auricomus. Wood Crowfoot. 
RANUNCULUS Linneei Gen. pi. Polyandria Polygynia. Cal. 5 phyllus. Petala 5 infra ungues 
poro mellifero. Sent. nuda. 
Rail Syn. G n. 15 Herbje semine nudo polyspermje. 
RANUNCULUS auricomus foliis radicalibus fubreniformibus, tripartitis, acute crenatis, cau linis digitatis 
linearibus. 
RANUNCULUS auricomus foliis radicalibus reniformibus crenatis incilis, caulinis digitatis linearibus, 
caule multifloro. Linnai Syjl. Veget ab. p. 429. FI. Suecic. 194. 
RANUNCULUS foliis radicalibus integris et femitrilobatis rotunde crenatis, caulinis multipartitis lineari- 
bus integerrimis. Haller, hijl. n. 11 77. 
RANUNCULUS auricomus. Scopoli FI. Carn. n. 687, 
RANUNCULUS nemorofus vel fylvaticus folio rotundo Bauhin pin. 178. 
RANUNCULUS auricomus Ger. emac. 954. 
RANUNCULUS nemorofus dulcis fecundus Tragi Parkinfon 32 6 . Fufchii Icon. 156. opt. Raii Syn. 
p. 248. Sweet Crowfoot or Goldilocks. Hudjon. FI. Angl. p. 21 1. 
RADIX perennis, fubpnemorfa, mitis, fapore fubdulci 
Glycyrrhizie accedenti, fibris multis capillari- 
bus inftru£ta. 
CAULIS pedalis, eretlus, dichotomus aut trichotomus, 
teres, glaber, bafi purpureus. 
FOLIA bevia, radicalia petiolis longis infidentia, fubreni- 
formia, mire variantia, integra, tripartita aut 
etiam quinquepartita, plerumque vero tripartita 
lobis acute crenatis, caulina inferiora pedata, 
lobis latis, tripartitis aut quadripartis, dentatis, 
fuperiora feffilia, linearia, fubintegerrima, am- 
plexicaulia. 
PETIOLI teretes, pubefcentes. 
CALYX : Perianthium pentaphyllum, foliolis ovatis, : 
concavis, flavefcentibus, patentibus fig. 1. '■ 
COROLLA: Petala quinque, fubrotunda, flava; ji 
unguibus parvis. Jig. 2. ' 
NECT ARIUM: fovea fine iquamula ad bafin petalo- i 
rum, fupra ungues. : 
STAMINA: Filamenta plurima, bafi anguftiora; ;; 
Anthers oblongae, flavaj, compreflie, incur- •• 
vatie ; duas aut tres vidi connatas, fig. 3. 5. ' 
audi. ; ; 
PISTILLUM: Germina numerofa in capitulum coi- : 
ledi a ; Stigmata reflexa, minima, fig. 4. ;; 
SEMINA fufca, compreflii, apicibus reflexis, fig. 6 . • 
ROOT perennial, fomewhat flumped, mild, with atafle 
fomewhat refembling liquorice, fiirnilhed 
with many fmall fibres. 
STALK about a foot high, upright, dividing into two 
or three branches, round, fmooth and purplifh 
at bottom. 
LEAVES at the bottom of the ftalk fmooth, fitting on 
iong footftalks, fomewhat kidney (Imped, vary- 
ing exceedingly, being fometimes entire, fome- 
times divided into three, or even five lobes, 
but mod commonly tripartite ; the lobes acute-’ 
ly crenated ; the leaves towards the bottom di- 
vided nearly to the bafe, with three or four 
figments, indented; the uppermoft leaves 
fifiile, linear, almolf entire, and embracing 
the ftalk, 6 
CALYX; a Perianthium of five leaves, the leaves 
„ rvT T °Y a l’ concave ’ yellowilh, and fpreading. fy. i . 
CUK.OLLA five roundilh yellow petals, with fmall un- 
gues or claws, fig. 2. 
NECTARY : a depreflion without any fcale, at the 
QTAAmT,? ° f the P etals above the Claws. 
o 1 AMINA : Filaments numerous, narrow at bot- 
tom ; Anthers oblong, yellow, flattened, 
and incurvated. I obferved two or three grow- 
PISTILI ;W ther '^ 3 ' S ' magnif “ d ' 
vio I iLEU M Germina numerous, collefted into a 
ou-u-tvo “ ttIchead i Stigmata fmall and reflexed.*-. 4, 
SEEDS brown, flat with a reflexed point. f s . 6 . 
Diftinguifhed from the other Crowfoots by its growing in Woods; (though I have fometimes found it in bowv 
meadows,) by its Calyx being nearly as yellow as its petals, and not turning back as in the bulbous • ,h„ AT I 87 
at the bottom of the petals a fmall oblique hole running downwards, not cover’d with any fouamuh • rb 
1 -aves of the plant more entire, and thofe at the top narrower than in molt of the other CrlXits .’the f, , 77 ' 
or the flowers not grooved; the Petals often wanting, particularly when cultivated in Gardens, or not fheltered Iw 
Tt flowers in April and May; and is not particularly diflinguifhed for its Ufes or Eeautv. 
