Ranunculaceae

Also known as buttercup family, crowfoot family

Ranunculaceae ( , buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a large family of flowering plants, distributed worldwide.

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Ranunculaceae, commonly known as the buttercup or crowfoot family, is a large group of flowering plants found all around the world. The family name comes from a Latin word meaning "little frog," reflecting the plants' historical association with wet environments where frogs live.

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Species

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Ranunculaceae

FAMILY

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Observations recorded13,768,084

毛茛科（学名：Ranunculaceae）是毛茛目的一个科。本科植物共有50属约2000种，广泛分布在全世界各地，尤其北温带和寒带为多，中国有39属约750种。植物有毛茛，白屈菜，乌头和铁线莲等。

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Research

6,841 papers

[Research progress on C_(20)-diterpenoid alkaloids and their bioactivities in Ranunculaceae].ReviewZhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · 2024Li DX, Xu JK, Yin WF et al.DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20240410.202
A review on therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa: A miracle herb.ReviewAsian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine · 2013Ahmad A, Husain A, Mujeeb M et al.DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60075-1
Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic diversity of ranunculaceae medicinal compounds.ReviewCurrent drug metabolism · 2015Hao DC, Ge GB, Xiao PG et al.DOI: 10.2174/1389200216666150803144631
Ethnobotany, botany, phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology of the genus Thalictrum L. (Ranunculaceae): A review.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2023Singh H, Singh D, Lekhak MMDOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115950
Mining chemodiversity from biodiversity: pharmacophylogeny of medicinal plants of Ranunculaceae.ReviewChinese journal of natural medicines · 2015Hao DC, Xiao PG, Ma HY et al.DOI: 10.1016/S1875-5364(15)30045-5
The genus Clematis (Ranunculaceae): chemical and pharmacological perspectives.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2012Chawla R, Kumar S, Sharma ADOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.014
Cycloartenol triterpenoid saponins from Cimicifuga simplex (Ranunculaceae) and their biological effects.ReviewChinese journal of natural medicines · 2015Wu L, Chen ZL, Su Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/S1875-5364(15)60011-5
Ethnopharmacology and Therapeutic Value of Clematis brachiata Thunb. (Family: Ranunculaceae): A Narrative Review.ReviewPakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS · 2025Maroyi ADOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2025.359.368

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Ranunculaceae
taxon name: Ranunculaceae
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=944
taxon common name: 毛茛科
start time: 145000000-
PAEnflowered taxon URL: www.paenflowered.org/apgii/ranunculales/ranunculaceae
Montana Plant Life URL: montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/family03.cgi?Ranunculaceae
taxon author citation: Juss.

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Article

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Contents

Description
Phytochemistry
Taxonomy
Subdivision
Molecular phylogenetics
Genera
Fossil record
Uses
Gallery
Tribes of subfamily Ranunculoideae
Other subfamilies
Notes
References
Bibliography
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Ranunculaceae ( , buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a large family of flowering plants, distributed worldwide.

, World Flora Online accepted 53 genera and over 3,700 species. The largest genera are Ranunculus with more than 1,600 species, Delphinium with more than 500, and Clematis with almost 400.