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Ranunculus / r æ ˈ n ʌ ŋ k j ʊ l ə s / [3] is a large genus of about 1750 species [1] [2] of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. The genus is distributed worldwide, primarily in temperate and montane regions. [2]
Ranunculaceae (/ r ə n ʌ ŋ k j uː ˈ l eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /, buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin rānunculus "little frog", from rāna "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, [2] distributed worldwide.
Ranunculus is a genus of about 1,700 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. [1] Members of the genus include the buttercups , spearworts and water crowfoots . Contents
Ranunculus multifidus, called the common buttercup in South Africa, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. [2] It is native to Sub‑Saharan Africa (except West Africa), Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. [1] It grows in wet areas. [2] It is used in traditional medicine to treat sores. [3]
Ranunculus asiaticus, the Persian buttercup, is a species of buttercup native to the eastern Mediterranean region, southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe (Crete, Karpathos and Rhodes), and northeastern Africa. [1] It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 45 cm tall, with simple or branched stems.
Leefructus mirus shows fully developed leaves; stem and flower that are very similar in structure to those of the modern buttercups. The fossil is dated to 125 Mya (million years old) and it not only proves that Ranunculales is an ancient group of eudicots but demonstrates that the whole angiosperm clade may be older than expected.
Ranunculus muricatus is a species of buttercup known by the common names rough-fruited buttercup [1] and spinyfruit buttercup. [2] It is native to Europe, but it can be found in many other places in the world, including parts of Africa, Australia, and the western and eastern United States, as an introduced species and agricultural and roadside weed.
Ranunculus repens, the creeping buttercup, is a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe, Asia and northwestern Africa. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is also called creeping crowfoot and (along with restharrow ) sitfast .