. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 4. Ranunculus lapponicus L. Lap- land Buttercup. Fig. 1898. R. lapponicus L. Sp. PI. 553. i7S3- Anemone nudicaiilis A. Gray, Coult. Bot. Gaz. II : 17. 1886. Scapose from running, rootstocks, 3'-6' high. Basal leaves long-petioled, the blade I'-ii' broad, reniform, 3-parted, the divi- sions broadly obovate, cuneate, obtuse, crenate or lobed; scape i-flowered, sl
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 4. Ranunculus lapponicus L. Lap- land Buttercup. Fig. 1898. R. lapponicus L. Sp. PI. 553. i7S3- Anemone nudicaiilis A. Gray, Coult. Bot. Gaz. II : 17. 1886. Scapose from running, rootstocks, 3'-6' high. Basal leaves long-petioled, the blade I'-ii' broad, reniform, 3-parted, the divi- sions broadly obovate, cuneate, obtuse, crenate or lobed; scape i-flowered, slender, longer than the leaves, occasionally bearing a single deeply lobed leaf; flower 3"-s" broad, yellow; petals 5-6, veined with orange; sepals generally fewer and re- flexed; head of fruit globose, 6" broad; achenes flattened, ovate, gradually narrowed into a slender hooked beak. In bogs, Greenland and Labrador to Alaska, south to northern Minnesota. Northern Eu- rope and Siberia. 6. Ranunculus oblongifolius Ell. Oblong- leaved Spearwort. Fig. 1900. Ranunculus oblongifolius EU. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2 : 58. 1821-24. Ranunculus pusillus var. oblongifolius T. & G. Fl. N. A. I : 16. 1838. Annual, branched above, erect or ascend- ing, i°-2° high, glabrous or pubescent. Leaves entire or denticulate, oblong, or oblong-lanceo- late, the lower on long petioles, the blade some- times 3' long, the upper narrower, lanceolate or linear; flowers yellow, 3"-(>" broad, the 5 petals much exceeding the sepals; stamens numerous; head of fruit 2" broad; achenes merely tipped by the very short style-base. In swamps, near the coast, Delaware to Florida and Texas, north to southern Illinois and Missouri. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathan
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