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 RANUNCULACEAE. Vol. II. 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 vario
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 RANUNCULACEAE. Vol. II. 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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