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Adonis (plant)
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Adonis is a genus
of about 20-30 species of flowering plant
s of the family Ranunculaceae
, native to Europe
and Asia
.
The species grow to 10-40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves
. Their flower
s are red, yellow or orange and have 5-30 petals.
Selected species
. Adonis spp. contain poisonous chemicals similar to those found in many other genera in the Ranunculaceae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of about 20-30 species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s of the family Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae are a family of about 1700 species of flowering plants in about 60 genera, distributed worldwide....
, native to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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The species grow to 10-40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
. Their flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s are red, yellow or orange and have 5-30 petals.
Selected species
- Adonis aestivalisAdonis aestivalisAdonis aestivalis is a medicinal and ornamental plant. It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States.-External links:*****...
- summer pheasant's-eye - Adonis aleppica
- Adonis amurensis - Far East Amur adonis
- Adonis annuaAdonis annuaAdonis annua is a medicinal and ornamental plant and is a plant of the Ranunculaceae family.It...
(syn. A. autumnalis) - pheasant's-eye or blooddrops - Adonis bobroviana
- Adonis chrysocyathus
- Adonis coerulea
- Adonis cylleneaAdonis cylleneaAdonis cyllenea is a member of the family Ranunculaceae. The genus Adonis contain approximately 35 different species located in areas of the world such as North America, Eurasia, Europe and North Africa.-Geographical distribution:...
- Adonis davidii
- Adonis dentata
- Adonis distorta
- Adonis flammea
- Adonis microcarpaAdonis microcarpaAdonis microcarpa, commonly known as Small-fruit Pheasant's-eye or Red Chamomile, is an annual herbaceous plant. The species is native to western Asia and southern Europe and is naturalised in Australia. It grows to 50 cm high, has finely divided foliage and red flowers with black centres....
- Adonis nepalensis
- Adonis palaestina
- Adonis pyrenaicaAdonis pyrenaicaAdonis pyrenaica is an ornamental plant native to Europe....
from the PyreneesPyreneesThe Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, has thick foliage and large golden yellow flowers in early summer. - Adonis ramosa
- Adonis sibirica
- Adonis sutchuenensis
- Adonis tianschanica
- Adonis vernalisAdonis vernalisAdonis vernalis, known variously as pheasant's eye, spring pheasant's eye, yellow pheasant's eye and false hellebore, is a perennial flowering plant found in dry meadows and steppes in Eurasia...
- spring pheasant's-eye - Adonis volgensis
Cultivation and uses
They are cultivated for use in gardens, and have been introduced to North AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. Adonis spp. contain poisonous chemicals similar to those found in many other genera in the Ranunculaceae.