Ranunculaceae

The Renonculacées or Ranunculacées are a family of plants Dicotylédone S. According to Watson & Dallwitz it includes/understands 1500 Espèce S divided into 50 kind S:

Aconitum - Aconites
Actaea - Actées
Adonis - Adonis
Anemone - Anemones
Anemonella
Anemonopsis
Aquilegia - Ancolies
Asteropyrum
Barneoudia
Beesia
Calathodes
Callianthemum
Caltha
Ceratocephala
Cimicifuga
Clematis - Clématites
Consolidated
Coptis
Delphinium - Dauphinelles or foot-of lark
Dichocarpum
Enemion
Eranthis
Helleborus - Hellébores
Hepatica
Hydrastis
Isopyrum
Knowltonia
Kumlienia
Laccopetalum
Leptopyrum
Metanomone
Miyakea
Myosurus
Naravelia
Nigella - Nigelles
Oreithales
Paraquilegia
Paroxygraphis
Pulsatilla
Ranunculus - Buttercups
Semiaquilegia
Souliea
Thalictrum
Trautvetteria
Trollius - Trolles
Urophysa
Xanthorhiza

They are plants herbaceous (some shrubs and lianas), annual or perennial, rhizomateuses or tuberoses, cold areas with tropical, with a maximum in the moderate areas of the Northern hemisphere.

In France, one can quote the kinds:

Aconitum , which includes/understands the Aconit Napel
Anemone , which includes/understands the Anémone Sylvie common in the underwoods.
Aquilegia , with the Ancolie S
Caltha , with the Populage of the marshes.
Clematis , with the white vine ( Clematis vitalba ) and the horticultural Clématite S.
Delphinium , with the Dauphinelle or foot of lark
Hepatica nobilis , with the hepatic one with three lobes
Helleborus , with the stinking Hellébore
Ranunculus with the Button of gold ( Ranunculus repens )
Trollius , the trolle S of the mountains.

In the gardens of the moderated areas, a great number of decorative varieties belong to this family.

APG

The January 2004 determines 5 subfamilies:

Hydrastidioidées (in the past Hydrastidacées) with Hydrastis canadense originating in North America.
Glaucidioidées (in the past Glaucidiacées) with Glaucidium palmatum originating in the Japan.
Coptoidées with 17 species in 3 kinds.
Isopyroidées with 450 species in 9 kinds.
Ranunculoidées with 2025 species in 46 kinds.

See too

Proto-anémonine

External bonds

regional photographic Flora

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