Ranunculaceae
Fls us. perfect and regular, solitary to racemose or paniculate. Sepals (3)-5-(, us. imbricate, often petaloid; petals (0)-5-10-(() us. nectariferous; stamens us. ∞; anthers 2-celled, adnate. Carpels ∞ to 1, us. free; receptacle often conical. Fr. of achenes or follicles; seeds minute, endosperm cop. Mostly perennial or annual herbs with radical and/or alt., rarely opp., exstipulate lvs. Cosmopolitan, with some 50 genera and over 1300 spp.
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Achenes on an elongated receptacle; plant minute, with linear lvs; sepals minutely spurred
