Linn. ; erect, hirsute, leaves ternatisect, achenes in oblong or globose heads, not dotted, receptacle pilose. R. fibrosus, Wall. Cat. 4706 ; Hook. f. & T. Fl. Ind. 37. R. chinensis, Bunge ; H.f. & T. Fl. Ind. 38. R. riparius, Edgew, in Trans. Linn. Soc. xx. 28. Ranunculi, sp. Griff. Ic. PL iv. t. 661.
Swamps and rice fields in NIPAL, Wallich ; banks of the SUTLEJ at Ludiana, and GANGES at Bhojpur, Edgeworth. ASSAM, and KHASIA HILLS, up to 6000 ft., H. f. & T.—DISTRIB. N. China, Amur-land, N. America.
Stem 2-3 ft., prostrate and rooting at the base only, branched. Radical leaven long-petioled, leaflets long-stalked, 3-partite and deeply cut into linear segments ; cauline shorter petioled, upper subsessile. Flowers about 1 in. diam. Sepals reflexed. Achenes many, large, with an intramarginal rib and short straight beak.—Very variable in the shape of the head of achenes, and in the prominence and position of their intramarginal rib ; but a large suite of specimens convinces us of the specific identity of all the forms.
Ranunculus pensylvanicus L.f.
BookTaxonWithAuth:
Ranunculus pensylvanicus L.f.
Book:
The Flora of British India
Publisher:
State For India In Council.
BookVolNo:
1
BookPage:
19
BookYear:
1872
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