Family · Other eudicots
Ranunculaceae
Buttercups, clematis, delphinium
Buttercup family: mostly herbaceous, often with numerous spirally arranged parts; many are toxic and grown as ornamentals.
- Accepted species
- 4,071accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 49accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈44 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Ranunculus (buttercup)
- Aconitum (monkshood)
- Clematis
- Anemone
Genera
Ranunculus1,825 spp.
Delphinium545 spp.
Clematis393 spp.
Aconitum372 spp.
Thalictrum220 spp.
Aquilegia135 spp.
Anemone112 spp.
Pulsatilla62 spp.
Anemonastrum43 spp.
Trollius42 spp.
Adonis38 spp.
Actaea33 spp.
Dichocarpum25 spp.
Knowltonia25 spp.
Nigella25 spp.
Coptis18 spp.
Caltha17 spp.
Helleborus17 spp.
Callianthemum16 spp.
Hepatica13 spp.
Eranthis12 spp.
Halerpestes9 spp.
Oxygraphis8 spp.
Paraquilegia8 spp.
Enemion6 spp.
Eriocapitella6 spp.
Calathodes5 spp.
Hamadryas5 spp.
Trautvetteria5 spp.
Semiaquilegia4 spp.
Beesia3 spp.
Isopyrum3 spp.
Staphisagria3 spp.
Asteropyrum2 spp.
Urophysa2 spp.
Anemoclema1 spp.
Anemonopsis1 spp.
Arcteranthis1 spp.
Callianthemoides1 spp.
Cyrtorhyncha1 spp.
Glaucidium1 spp.
Gymnaconitum1 spp.
Hydrastis1 spp.
Leptopyrum1 spp.
Metanemone1 spp.
Paropyrum1 spp.
Paroxygraphis1 spp.
Peltocalathos1 spp.
Xanthorhiza1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate1,876
- Europe1,494
- Asia-Tropical456
- Northern America380
- Africa174
- Southern America130
- Australasia129
- Antarctic13
- Pacific6
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Ranunculaceae sits in the order Ranunculales.