A perennial flower with white petals and green foliage. They tend to bloom in April and May, and are found in the Western Alps.

Ranunculus Amplexicaulis

A perennial flower with white petals and green foliage. They tend to bloom in April and May, and are…

Also known as Ranunculus asiaticus. A herbaceous perennial plant with red or pink flowers. The stems are simple and branched at the base. They generally bloom in May and June.

Persian Buttercup

Also known as Ranunculus asiaticus. A herbaceous perennial plant with red or pink flowers. The stems…

"Crab's-eye vine. Weather Plant. Fig. 64. - Height 10-12 ft.; frequently trailing over the ground S.: lfts. oblong, in numerous pairs: fls. varying from rose to white: seeds bright scarlet, with a black spot, used by Buddhists for rosaries, in India as standard weight, and in the W. Indies in bead word. Seeds irritant; also used as an abortive in the U.S.A variety with cream-colored bean is offered by Reasoner Bros.: Tropics generally. -The claims make for its weather-fortelling properties are exposed by Oliver in Kew Bull. Jan., 1890. It does, however, "go to sleep" during storms, but this is a feature of other legumes. Sometimes confounded with Rhynchosia phaseoloides (R. precatoria), which has similar seeds, but is a very different plant with large, 3-foliolate, bean-like lvs." L.H. Bailey, 1917

Crab's-Eye Vine

"Crab's-eye vine. Weather Plant. Fig. 64. - Height 10-12 ft.; frequently trailing over the ground S.:…