Biology 21 Field Botany

Plant Families

Ranunculaceae

Buttercup Family

usually herbs, annual or perennial

leaves:	often compound
inflorescence:
flowers:	usually bisexual (perfect), radial, sepals usually 5, petals 0-many, stamen many, carpels free
fruit:	usually an aggregate of follicles or achenes

representative species

Ranunculus buttercups

Ranunculus occidentalis western buttercup
Ranunculus aquatilus water buttercup
Ranunculus bonariensis var. trisepalus vernal pool buttercup

Delphinium larkspur

Delphinium hansenii foothill larkspur

Psilocarphus brevissimus woolly marbles
Aquilegia columbine
Clematis virgin's bower
- Clematis lasiantha

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