Buttercup
Botanical name: Ranunculaceae
Buttercup
Botanical name: Ranunculaceae
Species of Buttercup
False anemone
Burnleafs
Glaucidium
Semiaquilegia
Semiaquilegia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern Asia.
Ceratocephala
Ceratocephala are flowering herbs widely distributed throughout south and central Europe, southwest Asia, and northwest Africa. Most species tend to become invasive. These plants contain toxic substances. The name Ceratocephala comes from Greek and translates to "hornhead," in reference to the heads of these plants which look like a cluster of horns.
Winter aconites
Winter aconites is a genus of eight species of flowering plants native to southern Europe and east across Asia to Japan. They are herbaceous perennials growing to 10 to 15 cm tall. The flowers are yellow and among the first to appear in spring as early as winter in mild climates though later where winter snowpack persists; they are frost-tolerant and readily survive fresh snow cover unharmed. The leaves only expand fully when the flowers are nearly finished; they are peltate with several notches and only last for 2–3 months before dying down during the late spring.
Beesia
Beesia are a genus of evergreen perennial flowering plants. Their Latin name, Beesia, derives from a nursery called Bees of Chester who financed a trip to China where the plant is native. They are often kept as ornamental plants in gardens of partial shade and may appeal to gardeners for their heart-shaped leaves.
False rue anemones
False rue anemones is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia.
Liverwort
Liverwort is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America. Bisexual flowers with pink, purple, blue, or white sepals and three green bracts appear singly on hairy stems from late winter to spring. The leaves are basal, leathery, and usually three-lobed, remaining over winter.
Pheasant's eyes
Pheasant's eyes is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia. They are cultivated for use in gardens, and have been introduced to North America. The species grow to 10 to 40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5–30 petals.
Globe flowers
Globe flowers are hardy herbaceous perennials that bloom from early spring to late summer, depending on the species. These clump-forming plants are a key food source for the Silver-ground Carpet Moth. The blooms of these species resemble bowls or globes, which is thought to have given rise to the common name of the genus being "Globe Flowers."
False-rue anemones
False-rue anemones are perennial herbs noted for their lack of petals. The species of this genus are often mistaken for Wood Anemones or Rue Anemones. False-rue anemones can be identified by their alternate stem leaves and grow taller than other anemones. These late spring bloomers are native to North America and Northeast Asia.
Ficaria
Ficaria comprise a small genus in the Buttercup family, consisting of low-growing herbaceous flowering plants with yellow flowers and smooth dark green leaves. Several species are grown as ornamentals in gardens. The Latin name stems from the classical Latin term for "fig." Like all buttercups, ficaria plants are toxic when ingested.
Anemonidium
Columbine
Columbine are prized perennials used to add color, texture, and height to any garden. Blooming for weeks, these plants are available in a wide range of colors and sizes, so you can mix and match or choose to dedicate your garden to one variety. A favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds, the bell-shaped flowers provide the perfect opening for these important pollinators. Columbine are the official state flower of Colorado.
Clematis
Clematis comprise a large genus of perennial vines with showy flowers. Various cultivars of these vines have been garden staples since the 19th century. According to flowering habits, gardeners divide them into three clematis types: Group 1 consists of spring bloomers, Group 2 consists of repeat bloomers, and Group 3 consists of summer or fall bloomers.
Hellebores
Hellebores comprise a genus in the Buttercup family. They can be evergreen or herbaceous, but all are perennials. The attractive flowers bear interesting colors, including vivid lime green and dark purple. Like other members of Buttercup family, hellebores are toxic. They are often featured in Ancient Greek and Indo-European legends and folklore.
Halerpestes
Monkshood
Monkshood is a genus of over 250 species. These herbaceous perennial plants are chiefly native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The dark green leaves of monkshood species lack stipules. They are palmate or deeply palmately lobed with five to seven segments. Each segment again is trilobed with coarse sharp teeth. The leaves have a spiral (alternate) arrangement. The tall, erect stem is crowned by racemes of large blue, purple, white, yellow, or pink zygomorphic flowers with numerous stamens. Two to 10 petals are present. The fruit is an aggregate of follicles, a follicle being a dry, many-seeded structure.
Windflowers
The genus of windflowers is a part of the Buttercup family. The Latin name was given by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 from the Greek name meaning 'daughter of the wind'. Presumably, that name occurred because the plant's sensitive petals can be carried away by the wind. According to a Greek legend, windflowers were created by the goddess Aphrodite.
Love-in-a-mist
Love-in-a-mist comprise a small genus of annual flowering herbs. The blooms are white to violet-blue, with a distinct airy look, inspiring the romantic common name. This genus has the nickname "devil-in-a-bush," due to the spiky, decorative fruit capsules. Some species are readily grown for their decorative value in the garden.
Yellowroot
Yellowroot are a 'montypic' genus, meaning that there is only one species in the group, Xanthorhiza simplicissima. This plant is native to eastern North America, growing in shady locations beside streams. The plant's yellow roots have been used to make dyes. The fibrous stems have also been used in basket weaving.
Caltha
Caltha are cold-hardy, flowering perennials with small, often clustered white to bright yellow blooms. The plants contain noxious chemicals that make them unappetizing to wildlife, but their flowers attract a variety of beetles, bees, and hoverflies. The seeds of several species have developed to be spread by water, usually via rainstorms.
Larkspurs
Larkspurs are frequently mentioned in Greek mythology. According to Greek legend, the warrior Achilles' armor was given to Ulysses. This so upset another warrior, Ajax that he threw himself on his sword, after which small flowers of larkspurs grew up in the places where his drops of blood hit the ground. The natural toxicity of these plants can be a hazard to grazing cattle.
Urophysa
Paraquilegia
Anemoclema
Ranunculus
Ranunculus are a genus of herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the family of the same name. The genus consists of primarily wild plants that are known for their showy, predominantly yellow little flowers. The name probably came from the false beliefs that the characteristic yellow hue of butter comes from these plants. However, all ranunculus are toxic to mammals.
Hydrastis
Native to North America, the genus of hydrastis has one species – Hydrastis canadensis. It has traditionally been used as a dye, and as it is reportedly toxic for both humans and insects, it has also been used as a bug repellant. The IUCN classified hydrastis as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species.
Asteropyrum
Leptopyrum
Dichocarpum
Baneberries
The baneberries genus contains noxious perennials found in moist woodlands. The berries on these plants are highly poisonous to humans and rabbits. Birds are not affected by the toxins and help disperse the seeds of these plants. The berries resemble those of black bugbane, a close relative.
Mousetails
Mousetails is annual scapose herbs. The flowers are easily recognised by bearing 6 stamens with numerous ovaries on a stalk. It comprises about 15 species. These herbs are nearly cosmopolitan (lacking in eastern Asia and tropical regions), with a center of diversity in western North America.
Pasque flowers
Pasque flowers are herbaceous plants noted for their silky flowers, fern-like foliage, and easy care. They are also completely covered in silky hairs, which is why they're sometimes called "prairie smoke." Several species of pasque flowerss are important symbols for various localities, including Manitoba, Canada; South Dakota, USA; and Oppland, Norway. Be wary, as these plants are toxic and should not be consumed.
Callianthemum
Callianthemum is a genus that consists of 24 species of little rhizomatous herbs from high mountains in Europe, Central Asia and East Asia. The plants are low-growing, ornamental perennials and are lovely to rock garden. Leaves are small and radical. Flowers are showy daisy-like, with 5-15 white or rose-color petals and nectaries at the base.
Larkspurs
Larkspurs comprise a genus of annual flowering plants in the buttercup family. Sometimes these plants are confused with the genus Delphinium, although they differ by the annual lifespan and the flower structure with only one united petal. Larkspurs are popular as cut flowers and are cultivated in gardens, with numerous pink, purple, blue, and white cultivars available.
Goldthreads
The low-growing goldthreads species are perennials with divided evergreen foliage and white to greenish yellow-hued flowers. Some species are listed as endangered in their native regions. These early-summer blooming plants flourish in shaded areas, preferring moist soil. Their Latin name Coptis is derived from the Greek kopto, which means "to cut," a reference to their dissected leaves.
Eriocapitella
Eriocapitella comprise a small genus of flowering plants. The generic Latin name was given by a Japanese botanist Takenoshin Nakai in 1941 and roughly translates to "growing in a small woolly head." The name refers to hairy ovaries and fruit that some of the species have. Cultivated variants are known as the fall-blooming anemones.
Oxygraphis
Meadow-rues
Growing to 1 m tall by 45 cm wide, it is an herbaceous perennial, with leaves composed of frilled leaflets resembling those of aquilegia. In early summer it bears clusters of fluffy pink flowers in flat-topped panicles.
Scientific Classification
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