#family_Ranunculaceae__Ranunculaceae__buttercup_family__buttercupfamily__crowfoot_family  a family of Ranunculaceae
  supertype:  magnoliid_dicot_family__magnoliiddicotfamily  family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
  member of:  order_Ranales
  member:  genus_Ranunculus__Ranunculus  annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
     member:  buttercup__butterflower__crowfoot__goldcup__kingcup  any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
     member:  water_crowfoot__watercrowfoot__water_buttercup__waterbuttercup__Ranunculus_aquatilis  plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
     member:  lesser_celandine__pilewort__Ranunculus_ficaria  perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
     member:  lesser_spearwort__Ranunculus_flammula  semi-aquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves; naturalized in New Zealand
     member:  sagebrush_buttercup__sagebrushbuttercup__Ranunculus_glaberrimus  small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
     member:  greater_spearwort__greaterspearwort__Ranunculus_lingua  semi-aquatic European crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves
  member:  genus_Aconitum__Aconitum  genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere
     member:  aconite  any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
  member:  genus_Actaea__Actaea  baneberry
     member:  cohosh__baneberry__herb_Christopher  a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
  member:  genus_Adonis__Adonis  annual or perennial herbs
     member:  pheasant's-eye__Adonis_annua  Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers
  member:  genus_Anemone  perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regions
     member:  anemone__windflower  any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
  member:  genus_Anemonella__Anemonella  1 species: rue anemone
     member:  rue_anemone__Anemonella_thalictroides  woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
  member:  genus_Aquilegia  columbine
     member:  columbine__aquilege  a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
     member:  meeting_house__meetinghouse__honeysuckle__aquilegiacanadensi  columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
     member:  blue_columbine__Aquilegia_coerulia__Aquilegia_scopulorum_calcarea  columbine of Rocky Mts having long-spurred blue flowers
     member:  granny's_bonnets__Aquilegia_vulgaris  common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States
  member:  genus_Caltha__Caltha  a genus of Caltha
     member:  marsh_marigold__marshmarigold__kingcup__meadow_bright__May_blob__cowslip__water_dragon__waterdragon__calthapalustri  swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
  member:  genus_Cimicifuga__Cimicifuga  small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane
     member:  bugbane  a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
  member:  genus_Clematis  large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect herbs
     member:  clematis  any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
  member:  genus_Coptis__Coptis  small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers
     member:  goldthread__golden_thread__Coptis_groenlandica__Coptis_trifolia_groenlandica  low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
  member:  genus_Consolida__Consolida  plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium
     member:  rocket_larkspur__Consolida_ambigua__Delphinium_ajacis  commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
  member:  genus_Delphinium  large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of north temperate regions some poisonous
     member:  delphinium  any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
  member:  genus_Eranthis__Eranthis  winter aconite
     member:  winter_aconite__Eranthis_hyemalis  small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone
  member:  genus_Helleborus__Helleborus  a genus of Helleborus
     member:  hellebore  any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
  member:  genus_Hepatica  small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone
     member:  hepatica__liverleaf  any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
  member:  genus_Hydrastis__Hydrastis  small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan
     member:  goldenseal__golden_seal__yellow_root__turmeric_root__Hydrastis_Canadensis  perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
  member:  genus_Isopyrum__Isopyrum  tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere
     member:  false_rue_anemone__falserueanemone__false_rue__falserue__Isopyrum_biternatum  slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
  member:  genus_Laccopetalum__Laccopetalum  1 species: giant buttercup
     member:  giant_buttercup__giantbuttercup__Laccopetalum_giganteum  spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus
  member:  genus_Nigella  erect annual Eurasian herbs
     member:  nigella  any plant of the genus Nigella
  member:  genus_Pulsatilla__Pulsatilla  includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers
     member:  pasqueflower__pasque_flower  any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone
  member:  genus_Thalictrum__Thalictrum  widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue
     member:  meadow_rue  any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers
  member:  genus_Trautvetteria__Trautvetteria  small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane
     member:  false_bugbane__falsebugbane__Trautvetteria_carolinensis  tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers
  member:  genus_Trollius__Trollius  perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers
     member:  globeflower__globe_flower__globeflower  any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers

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