Ranunculus L.
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Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
548
ICN
Ranunculus L.
genus
Ranunculus
Classification
Subordinates
- Ranunculus (a) (AKU 19876; Hope)
- Ranunculus ×huttensis
- Ranunculus acaulis
- Ranunculus acer
- Ranunculus acraeus
- Ranunculus acris
- Ranunculus aff. royi (CHR 513327; Waihao)
- Ranunculus aff. stylosus (CHR 515131; Manuhune)
- Ranunculus altus
- Ranunculus amphitrichus
- Ranunculus aquatilis
- Ranunculus arvensis
- Ranunculus asiaticus
- Ranunculus aucklandicus
- Ranunculus berggrenii
- Ranunculus biternatus
- Ranunculus brevis
- Ranunculus buchananii
- Ranunculus bulbosus
- Ranunculus callianthus
- Ranunculus carsei
- Ranunculus cheesemanii
- Ranunculus chordorhizos
- Ranunculus clivalis
- Ranunculus cortusifolius
- Ranunculus crassipes
- Ranunculus crithmifolius
- Ranunculus depressus
- Ranunculus enysii
- Ranunculus ferdinandii
- Ranunculus ficaria
- Ranunculus ficariiformis
- Ranunculus flammula
- Ranunculus fluitans
- Ranunculus foliosus
- Ranunculus geraniifolius
- Ranunculus glabrifolius
- Ranunculus godleyanus
- Ranunculus gracilipes
- Ranunculus grahamii
- Ranunculus haastii
- Ranunculus hectorii
- Ranunculus hirtus
- Ranunculus incisus
- Ranunculus insertus
- Ranunculus insignis
- Ranunculus inundatus
- Ranunculus kirkii
- Ranunculus lappaceus
- Ranunculus lappaceus
- Ranunculus limosella
- Ranunculus limoselloides
- Ranunculus lobulatus
- Ranunculus longipetiolatus
- Ranunculus lyallii
- Ranunculus macropus
- Ranunculus maculatus
- Ranunculus membranifolius
- Ranunculus mirus
- Ranunculus monroi
- Ranunculus muelleri
- Ranunculus multiscapus
- Ranunculus muricatulus
- Ranunculus muricatus
- Ranunculus nivicola
- Ranunculus novae-zelandiae
- Ranunculus ophioglossifolius
- Ranunculus pachyrrhizus
- Ranunculus parviflorus
- Ranunculus paucifolius
- Ranunculus petriei
- Ranunculus philonotis
- Ranunculus pilifera
- Ranunculus pinguis
- Ranunculus poppelwellii
- Ranunculus porrectus
- Ranunculus ranceorum
- Ranunculus recens
- Ranunculus reflexus
- Ranunculus repens
- Ranunculus reticulatus
- Ranunculus rivularis
- Ranunculus royi
- Ranunculus ruahinicus
- Ranunculus rufus
- Ranunculus sardous
- Ranunculus sceleratus
- Ranunculus scrithalis
- Ranunculus sericophyllus
- Ranunculus sessiliflorus
- Ranunculus simulans
- Ranunculus sinclairii
- Ranunculus stenopetalus
- Ranunculus stylosus
- Ranunculus subantarcticus
- Ranunculus subscaposus
- Ranunculus sychnopetala
- Ranunculus tenuicaulis
- Ranunculus tenuis
- Ranunculus ternatifolius
- Ranunculus trichophyllus
- Ranunculus trilobatus
- Ranunculus urvilleanus
- Ranunculus verticillatus
- Ranunculus viridis
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Ranunculus L.
Fls solitary to paniculately arrayed, perfect, regular, hypog. Sepals 3-5, deciduous or caducous; petals (0)-5-25 or more, yellow or white, with 1 or more nectary glands; stamens us. ∞; carpels in heads, us. ∞, with basal ovule; fr. of achenes. Annual to perennial herbs; lvs us. exstipulate, mostly radical, often variously lobed or dissected. Over 300 spp., chiefly of temperate regions. Of the N.Z. spp. forms of , and occur in Australia and Tasmania; of in Tasmania and Chile. has a wide range in austral regions.
Ranunculus L.
2n = 48
2n = 32
Ranunculus L.
Perennial, sometimes annual, terrestrial or aquatic herbs; roots fibrous or swollen, sometimes arising from a stout or bulbous rootstock. Lvs usually alternate, rarely opposite, basal and cauline, simple or variously divided to 2-pinnatisect. Fls solitary or in lax leafy cymes; involucre 0. Sepals green, (3)-5-(7). Petals (0)-5-(12 or more), usually yellow, sometimes white, brown or reddish; nectaries near base of petal, 1-(3), pit-like, covered by a scale or naked. Stamens few to many, spiralled. Carpels few to many, with 1 ovule. Achenes few to many; style neither greatly elongated nor feathery. Receptacle glabrous or hairy, globular or cylindric.
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Metadata
6918ce69-2151-4320-aa06-c3a430360881
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
7 February 2014