Ranunculaceae — Buttercup Family

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Aquilegia desertorum (M.E.Jones) Cockerell ex A.Heller

Aquilegia desertorum (M.E.Jones) Cockerell ex A.Heller

Aquilegia desertorum (M.E.Jones) Cockerell ex A.Heller

Aquilegia desertorum, the desert columbine, is a small non-upright red-flowered columbine native to the southwestern United States.

Aquilegia jonesii Parry

Aquilegia jonesii Parry

Aquilegia jonesii Parry

Aquilegia jonesii Parry, Jones' columbine, is a small dwarf flowering plant native to rocky subalpine limestone areas of northwestern North America.

Aquilegia longissima A.Gray ex S.Watson

Aquilegia longissima A.Gray ex S.Watson

Aquilegia longissima A.Gray ex S.Watson

Aquilegia longissima, the long-spur columbine, is a flowering plant with the longest nectar spurs of any eudicot, native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Aquilegia skinneri Hook.

Aquilegia skinneri Hook.

Aquilegia skinneri Hook.

Aquilegia skinneri Hook. is a flowering columbine species native to Mexico and Guatemala, cultivated as a garden ornamental.

Aquilegia pyrenaica DC.

Aquilegia pyrenaica DC.

Aquilegia pyrenaica DC.

Aquilegia pyrenaica is a small flowering columbine native to France and the Pyrenees, naturalised in parts of Britain.

Aquilegia einseleana F.W.Schultz

Aquilegia einseleana F.W.Schultz

Aquilegia einseleana F.W.Schultz

Aquilegia einseleana is an alpine columbine native to the central and eastern Alps that is pollinated by bumblebees.

Aquilegia atrovinosa Popov ex Gamajun.

Aquilegia atrovinosa Popov ex Gamajun.

Aquilegia atrovinosa Popov ex Gamajun.

Aquilegia atrovinosa is a dark purple-flowered columbine native to Central Asia and northern Xinjiang.

Aquilegia oxysepala Trautv. & C.A.Mey.

Aquilegia oxysepala Trautv. & C.A.Mey.

Aquilegia oxysepala Trautv. & C.A.Mey.

Aquilegia oxysepala is a herbaceous perennial columbine native to East Asia, with antioxidant and antibacterial properties used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Aquilegia olympica Boiss.

Aquilegia olympica Boiss.

Aquilegia olympica Boiss.

Aquilegia olympica Boiss. is a columbine species native to the Caucasus and nearby regions, used traditionally as a diuretic in eastern Turkey.

Aquilegia parviflora Ledeb.

Aquilegia parviflora Ledeb.

Aquilegia parviflora Ledeb.

Aquilegia parviflora Ledeb. is a small-flowered columbine native to northern Asia, mostly cultivated only by collectors.

Aquilegia viridiflora Pall.

Aquilegia viridiflora Pall.

Aquilegia viridiflora Pall.

Aquilegia viridiflora is an ornamental herbaceous perennial native to East Asia, flowering from May to July.

Aquilegia nigricans Baumg.

Aquilegia nigricans Baumg.

Aquilegia nigricans Baumg.

Aquilegia nigricans Baumg. is a columbine with dark purplish flowers native to mountain areas of central and southeastern Europe.

Thalictrum sparsiflorum Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Thalictrum sparsiflorum Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Thalictrum sparsiflorum Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Thalictrum sparsiflorum, or fewflower meadow-rue, is a bisexual perennial herb in the buttercup family native to northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.

Thalictrum revolutum DC.

Thalictrum revolutum DC.

Thalictrum revolutum DC.

Thalictrum revolutum DC. is a 3-7 foot tall perennial herb with distinctive skunk-scented crushed foliage and specific compound leaf structure.

Thalictrum clavatum DC.

Thalictrum clavatum DC.

Thalictrum clavatum DC.

Thalictrum clavatum DC. is an endemic Appalachian meadow rue with white flowers, adapted to shaded wetland habitats.

Thalictrum L.

Thalictrum L.

Thalictrum L.

Thalictrum lucidum is a flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae family, native from Europe to Western Siberia and Turkey.

Enemion occidentale (Hook. & Arn.) J.R.Drumm. & Hutch.

Enemion occidentale (Hook. & Arn.) J.R.Drumm. & Hutch.

Enemion occidentale (Hook. & Arn.) J.R.Drumm. & Hutch.

Enemion occidentale, or western false rue anemone, is a small perennial buttercup found in California and rarely Oregon.

Paraquilegia microphylla (Royle) J.Drumm. & Hutch.

Paraquilegia microphylla (Royle) J.Drumm. & Hutch.

Paraquilegia microphylla (Royle) J.Drumm. & Hutch.

Paraquilegia microphylla is a variable alpine perennial cushion herb native to much of Asia, cultivated by experienced rock gardeners.

Delphinium gypsophilum Ewan

Delphinium gypsophilum Ewan

Delphinium gypsophilum Ewan

Delphinium gypsophilum, commonly gypsum-loving or Panoche Creek larkspur, is an endemic California wildflower with distinctive colored blooms.

Delphinium recurvatum Greene

Delphinium recurvatum Greene

Delphinium recurvatum Greene

Delphinium recurvatum, an uncommon endemic California larkspur, named for its recurved sepals.

Delphinium decorum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Delphinium decorum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Delphinium decorum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Delphinium decorum, or coastal larkspur, is a blue-purple flowered wildflower native to the US West Coast coastal ranges.

Delphinium hansenii (Greene) Greene

Delphinium hansenii (Greene) Greene

Delphinium hansenii (Greene) Greene

Delphinium hansenii, or Eldorado larkspur, is a perennial wildflower identifiable by its unique seeded prism-like raised structures.

Delphinium hutchinsoniae Ewan

Delphinium hutchinsoniae Ewan

Delphinium hutchinsoniae Ewan

Delphinium hutchinsoniae is a rare larkspur endemic to Monterey County, California, with purple-blue to lavender flowers and a curved spur.

Delphinium purpusii Brandegee

Delphinium purpusii Brandegee

Delphinium purpusii Brandegee

Delphinium purpusii, a rare pink-flowered larkspur, is endemic to rocky areas of Kern and Tulare Counties, California.

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