10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEARWORT»
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spearwort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spearwort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rural Life in Eighteenth-Century English Poetry
Nor taint-worm shall infect the yeaning herds, Nor penny-grass, nor spearwort's
pois'nous leaf.' (lines 676-91) The poetic mood shifts slightly here: the careful
arguments of 'Colin' and 'Damon' seem to be informed by the eloquence of the ...
2
Dictionarium Botanicum: Or, a Botanical Dictionary for the ...
Ran unculus palustrisflammeus major, The greateror Marjh Spearwort. This
greater Marsh Spearwort has a long jointed Root, stored with ma* ny blackish
Fibres, from whence rises up a thick jointed smooth Stalk* two Foot high,
surnished with ...
Richard Bradley, T. Woodward ((Londres)), J. Peele ((Londres)), 1728
3
Complete Guide to Water Garden Plants
Miniature or lesser spearwort. Hardiness Zones: 5-10. Description & habit:
Producing semiprostrate reddish stems, dark green oval leaves, and bright
yellow flowers, this plant works well in the shallow waters of the informal or
wildlife pond.
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Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
( Ranunculaceae ) buttercup, yellow water (E) Ranunculus flammula L. (
Ranunculaceae ) buttercup, spearwort (E) douve, petite (F) Hahnenfuss,
Brennender (D) renoncule flammette (F) spearwort, lesser (E) Sumpfhahnenfuss,
Kleiner (D) ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
5
Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America, ...
R. flammula L. Spearwort Fig. 60 Marshy sites, especially coastal. Nfld., St. P. et
Miq., and N.S.; apparently locally intro. from Eur. 9. R. reptans L. Creeping
Spearwort 9a. R. reptans var. reptans Fig. 62 Marshy or wet sandy shores of
lakes ...
Garrett E. Crow, Norman C. Fassett, C. Barre Hellquist, 2006
6
Biology: A Functional Approach. Students' Manual
Why are features of the flowers mainly used to distinguish R.flammula Lesser
spearwort R.ficaria Lesser celandine R. fluitans R. lingua R. repens Water
crowfoot River crowfoot Great(er) spearwort Creeping buttercup R. sceleratus ...
M. B. V. Roberts, T. J. King, 1987
7
Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
... (V:D) spearwort, creeping — » creeping spearwort spearwort, lesser — »
lesser spearwort speckleback. forest —» forest speckleback speckleback. green
—» green speckleback speckleback. seaside —» seaside speckleback
specklebelly, ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
8
Wetland Plants of the Adirondacks: Herbaceous Plants and ...
Greater. Creeping. Spearwort. Status: FACW Ranunculus flammulaL.
Ranunculaceae Plants: up to 10 cm tall; stems creeping to trailing up to 50 cm
Flowers: 5 parted, yellow; petals 46 mm long, as long as sepals Fruits: 23 mm
long, hairless, ...
Meiyin Wu, Dennis Kalma, 2011
9
A compleat system of experienced improvements, made on ...
I have been inform'd, that in the Parish of Sidbury, in this County, they have a
Weed, ' called Spurwood or Spearwort, that they fay runs up like a Pike, and as
the Sheep seed in their low Grounds here, they eat this Weed, and that it tends
much ...
10
A synopsis of British plants, in mr Ray's method
7. Ranunculus flammeus minor, R. 250. 0.814. Item flammeus ferratus, Ejufdem &
? P. 1214. Paluftris flammeus minor, five auguftifclius, P. 1214. Longifclius
paluftris minor, item paluftris ferratus^ C. 1 80. The Lefler Spearwort. In moiit
places.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEARWORT»
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spearwort is used in the context of the following news items.
Buttercup family is large one
Another is the lesser spearwort, which doesn't actually grow in streams like crowsfoot, but likes very wet places. Its flowers look like small buttercups but its ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
Badgeworth Buttercup gives great display on the one day that …
... Trust opened up the world's smallest nature reserve in Badgeworth to allow people to see the Badgeworth Buttercup, also known as adder-tongue spearwort, ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jun 15»
9 things to do in Cheltenham and the Cotswolds this weekend (June …
Britain's rarest buttercup, the Badgeworth buttercup is also known as Adder's-tongue spearwort and only grows in wet conditions, such as the pond at the ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jun 15»
Your chance to see the Badgeworth buttercup in flower
Britain's rarest buttercup, the Badgeworth buttercup is also known as Adder's-tongue spearwort and only grows in wet conditions, such as the pond at the ... «Gloucestershire Echo, May 15»
Drawn in by a captivating view
Botanist friends tell me later that these are an unusual form of lesser spearwort, and wonder whether the mature plants will still retain this basal leaf colouration. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Rhapsody in yellow
The ride is studded with the yellow flowers of tormentil, buttercup, cinquefoil and lesser spearwort. As we walk on, something different registers and I turn back to ... «The Guardian, Jul 14»
RICHARD WILLIAMSON: Walk: Heyshott Green near Midhurst
Here also is the imposing greater spearwort with its bright yellow cups reminding you of marsh marigolds. Cross the road to Heyshott Green, and follow a ... «Midhurst and Petworth Observer, Jun 14»
Buttercups It's a love-hate relationship with these familiar yet exotic …
Lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammula, is a good candidate for much wetter or boggy spots. A tall marginal, it produces a mass of tiny buttercup flowers. «Herald Scotland, May 14»
Nine more vegetative species now protected under provincial …
Oval-leaved creeping Spearwort (Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis): a small, amphibious, trailing buttercup. In Newfoundland and Labrador, it is currently found ... «Western Star, Sep 13»
Quid est in nomine?
Could the same be said if their discussion relied on using one or more of its many common names that include goosefoot, shoemaker's heels or spearwort? «Financial Times, Nov 12»
