Ranunculaceae

  • Family

    Ranunculaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Ranunculaceae

  • Common Names

    Buttercup Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 50

    Number of species: 2,000

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This large and diversified family is widespread especially in temperate and boreal regions of both the Old and the New World.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Ranunculaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

    Ranunculaceae: [Book] Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.