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Ranunculaceae

There are some very good photographs and descriptions of the following plants:    

                Buttercups Ranunculus sp

               Ranunculus_lateral_key

The seed site gives a good overview of the family features

The Shropshire Botanical Society produces quarterley Newsletter with occasional drawings of local plant features by Sarah Whild.Lesser celandine:

14 Autumn 2006

In Britain the family Ranunculaceae (the Buttercup family) are dicotyledons, with flower petals present and free. The ovary is superior.Leaves generally alternate and without stipules.Flowers usually have 5 sepals and often 5 petals.

They have many stamens and many, free carpels

Genera eg. Ranunculus,

Ranunculus Sepals Flower stalk
  reflexed not reflexed smooth grooved
R. bulbosus X     X
R. repens   X   X
R. acris   X X  

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