bulbosus

_Ranunculus acris_, Hunger Weed, or Meadow Crowfoot, so named from the shape of the leaf (each of these two being also called King Cup), and the _Ranunculus bulbosus_ mentioned above.

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

The thick tuberous roots of a climbing species of bean (_Pachyrhizus angulatus_, or _Dolichos bulbosus_) are cultivated and eaten in some parts of the Polynesian islands.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. P. L. Simmonds

_Ranunculus acris_ and _R. bulbosus_ are erect, hairy meadow plants, the latter having the stem swollen at the base, and distinguished also by the furrowed flower-stalks and the often smaller flowers with reflexed, not spreading, sepals.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

Both the double _R. acris_ and _repens_ are profuse flowerers, but _R. bulbosus_ is not so; it, however, bears much larger flowers than either of the others, and on this account is named _R. speciosus_.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 Various

Martinique, _D. bulbosus_ and _D. lignosus_ in the East Indies.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. P. L. Simmonds

Prof. Hincks [14] cites cases of this kind in _Primula vulgaris_, _Hieracium aureum_, and _Ranunculus bulbosus_.

Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters

[Illustration: Plant of _Ranunculus bulbosus_, showing determinate inflorescence.]

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

Specimens of _Ranunculus bulbosus_ may be met with in which every flower is furnished with carpels, most of which have evidently been fertilised, although there are no perfect stamens in the flowers.

Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters

Of double crowfoots there are three others, the types of which are _R. bulbosus, acris_, and _repens_.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 Various

Species of primroses (_Primula japonica_ and others), of buttercups (_Ranunculus bulbosus_), the rough hawksbeard

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891