Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family

Literature

Exell, A.W. & Milne-Redhead, E. (1960) Ranunculaceae FZ 1(1)

Description of the family

Annual or perennial herbs with radical and alternate or spiral leaves (Knowltonia, Ranunculus and Thalictrum), or shrublets or woody climbers with opposite or whorled leaves (Clematis (including Clematopsis)). Stipules present or 0. Leaves simple or compound. Inflorescences usually terminal and 1-many-flowered. Flowers hypogynous, usually bisexual and actinomorphic; sometimes polygamous or dioecious. Sepals free, often petaloid. Petals free, sometimes 0. Stamens numerous. Carpels 1-many, usually free. Fruit usually composed of 1 or more follicles or a cluster of achenes.

Worldwide: 62 genera and 2,450 species, temperate and boreal.

More sample images from the Ranunculaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)

Knowltonia transvaalensis

Clematis brachiata

Ranunculus multifidus

Thalictrum rhynchocarpum

Links to genera: (4) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Clematis L.	Description, Image
Knowltonia Salisb.	Description, Image
Ranunculus L.	Description, Image
Thalictrum L.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Ranunculaceae:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ranunculaceae page
Flora of Mozambique: Ranunculaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ranunculaceae
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