An illustrated flora of the 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 102nd meridian . ed2illustratedflo02brit Year: 1913 22. Ranunculus bulbosus L. Bulbous But- terctip. Yellow weed or Gowan. Fig. 1916. RoiiiHCulus bulbosus L. Sp. PI. 554. 1753. Erect from a bulbous-thickened base, hairy, 6'-i8' high. Leaves petioled, 3-divided, the ter- minal division stalked, the lateral ones sessile or nearly so, all variously lobed and cleft, fl
An illustrated flora of the 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 102nd meridian . ed2illustratedflo02brit Year: 1913 22. Ranunculus bulbosus L. Bulbous But- terctip. Yellow weed or Gowan. Fig. 1916. RoiiiHCulus bulbosus L. Sp. PI. 554. 1753. Erect from a bulbous-thickened base, hairy, 6'-i8' high. Leaves petioled, 3-divided, the ter- minal division stalked, the lateral ones sessile or nearly so, all variously lobed and cleft, flowers bright yellow, about i' broad; petals 5-7, much longer than the reflexed sepals, obovate, rounded; head of fruit globose, 5'-6' broad; achenes com- pressed, very short-beaked. In fields and along roadsides, Xew England to North Carolina, Tennessee and Louisiana. Natural- ized from Europe. May-June. In England the name Buttercups is chiefly applied to this species and to R. repots and R. acris; called also in middle English Kingcups. Goldcups. Butter-flowers and Blister-flow- ers. Frogwort. Pilewort. Golden knops. Cuckoo- buds. Pissabed. Horse-gold. St. Anthony's-turnip. May-July. 23. Ranunculus pennsylvanicus L. f. Bristly Buttercup or Crowfoot Fig. 1917. Ranunculus pennsylvanicus L. f. Suppl. 272 1781. Erect, branching, pilose-hispid, l°-2° high, leafy. Leaves thin, 3-divided; divisions stalked, deeply 3-cleft, the lobes lanceolate, cuncate, acute, incised; flowers yellow, 3'-4' wide; petals equalling the reflexed sepals or shorter; head of fruit oblong or cylindric, 3' thick, sometimes 6' long; achenes smooth, pointed with a sharp beak one-third their length; receptacle conic, hairy. In wet, open places, Nova Scotia to Georgia. British Columbia, Kansas and Colorado. June-Aug.
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