Adonis (plant)

Taxobox
name = "Adonis"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Adonis aestivalis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ranunculales
familia = Ranunculaceae
genus = "Adonis"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Adonis" is a genus of about 20-30 species of flowering plants in to the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia.

The species grow to 10-40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5-30 petals.

;Selected species
*"Adonis aestivalis" - summer pheasant's-eye
*"Adonis aleppica"
*"Adonis amurensis" - Far East amur adonis
*"Adonis annua" (syn. "A. autumnalis") - pheasant's-eye or blooddrops
*"Adonis bobroviana"
*"Adonis chrysocyathus"
*"Adonis coerulea"
*"Adonis cyllenea"
*"Adonis davidii"
*"Adonis distorta"
*"Adonis flammea"
*"Adonis microcarpa"
*"Adonis nepalensis"
*"Adonis pyrenaica" from the Pyrenees, has thick foliage and large golden yellow flowers in early summer.
*"Adonis ramosa"
*"Adonis sibirica"
*"Adonis sutchuenensis"
*"Adonis tianschanica"
*"Adonis vernalis" - spring pheasant's-eye
*"Adonis volgensis"

Cultivation and uses

They are cultivated for use in gardens, and have been introduced to North America. "Adonis" spp. contain poisonous chemicals similar to those found in many other genera in the Ranunculaceae.

Gallery

ee also

*Herbalism

External links

* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=100626 Flora of China: "Adonis"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ADONI USDA Plants Profile: "Adonis"]