Ranunculus
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution

Buttercup
Annual or perennial herbs with stalked radical leaves and spirally arranged stem leaves, often palmately lobed or divided. Flowers actinomorphic, bisexual, in 1-many-flowered inflorescences. Sepals 3-5, reflexed (in ours). Petals 5 or more, rarely 0, yellow (in ours) each with a nectar-secreting pit near the base. Stamens numerous. Fruit a head of numerous achenes. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Ranunculaceae
- Species
- Ranunculus aconitifolius
- Ranunculus acris
- Ranunculus alpestris
- Ranunculus aquatilis
- Ranunculus arvensis
- Ranunculus auricomus
- Ranunculus cortusifolius
- Ranunculus flagelliformis
- Ranunculus flammula
- Ranunculus fluitans
- Ranunculus hederaceus
- Ranunculus japonicus
- Ranunculus lanuginosus
- Ranunculus montanus
- Ranunculus nigrescens
- Ranunculus omiophyllus
- Ranunculus parviflorus
- Ranunculus peltatus
- Ranunculus penicillatus
- Ranunculus petiolaris
- Ranunculus repens
- Ranunculus sceleratus
- Ranunculus tripartitus
- Taxonomic Completion
5.57%
23 of 413 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 907959b2-002f-4659-bc58-3ee22f91c9a0
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility