Field notebooks : Switzerland, 1931-1938
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[6-9-34 V [5-15-34 P.R.A. look for this 6-16-33 in some spots elsewhere and after seeing many O. maculosa think this was prof. O. maculosa L.] 5-29-31 leading to apers) But apers sometimes cylindrical and "attenuo-obtus" is often very def. enlarged at lips pointing upward as ill for O. laxiflora. 5-29-31 Orelis maculata L. (See 5-29-81) Fl. Em- Chaux. 5-29-31 Ramunculus Fl. Almost surely in pit shortly above hotel Roches de Nage. Roots thick & fleshy. Plant 6 cm high, glabrous. Basal lvs of 3 serrile lfts, the 2 lateral deeply lobed at base or often 4 distinct lfts all dentate to near the cuneate base with obtuse teeth. St. lvs similar serrile with lfts stalked (lvs outflending lowest branches) or sessile (lvs outflending upper branches) lvs all glabrous. Lfts 4 x 2 cm, irregularly oval lower st. lfts as large as basal ones, the upper most small linear, entire. St with 2-3 branches terminating in 1-3 flo. Pedicels short (not more than 2.5cm usually much less) softly pubescent, not ridged. Flos 12mm. across. Petals white with no scale over necki- fervous gland.* Receptacle hairy, carpels glabrous, sthick, narrowed to short straight beak with a hint of a bulge at base of beak inside. No sign (a. 18.) of border. Sepals pubescent