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.

Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family, comprises about 2,252 species in 62 genera of flowering plants. Its members are mostly herbaceous plants and are distributed worldwide, with greatest diversity in temperate regions.

Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family (order Ranunculales), comprising about 2,252 species in 62 genera of flowering plants, mostly herbs, which are widely distributed in all temperate and subtropical regions.

The family Ranunculaceae is one of the most primitive of the dicotyledons. Hutchinson, Bentham and Hooker have placed the family in the class of very early dicotyledons. Engler, Rendle and others put the family under the archichlamydeae.

Identify plants and flowers of the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) with these wildflower identification tools and a photo gallery with plants grouped according to families.

RANUNCULACEAE P. Acevedo-Rodríguez A cosmopolitan family with larger diversity in the wet temperate regions extending into the mountains of the tropics; 52 genera and ~2,500 species of erect, prostrate or acaulescent herbs and herbaceous to woody vines. The family is represented in the Neotropics by ~11 genera

Ranunculaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales. The family includes over 50 genera, making it one of the largest plant families. Some of the most well-known genera include Ranunculus (buttercups), Delphinium (larkspurs), …