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2546.000 Ranunculus
Description of the genus
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. Worldwide: c.600 species in temperate zones and tropical mountains Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| meyeri Harv. | E | |
| multifidus Forssk. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| sceleratus L. | W,C | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): RanunculusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ranunculus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ranunculus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ranunculus
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iNaturalist: Ranunculus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ranunculus
JSTOR Plant Science: Ranunculus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ranunculus
Plants of the World Online: Ranunculus
Tropicos: Ranunculus
Wikipedia: Ranunculus
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