Adonis
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Occurrence status
Present
Establishment means
Introduced
Annual or prennial herbs with alternate, finely dissected pinnate leaves. Flowers usually solitary; perianth of 2 dissimilar whorls; sepals usually 5; petals 3–20, brightly coloured and glossy; nectaries absent; stamens numerous; carpels numerous. Achenes numerous, wrinkled, forming an elongated head at maturity.
About 30 species, from Eurasia and the Mediterranean region; 1 species in Australia.
Source:
Walsh, N.G. (1996). Ranunculaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 35–63. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
Updated by: Val
Stajsic,
3 Dec. 2018
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Adonis
Kloot, P.M. (1976). The species of Adonis L naturalized in Australia. . Muelleria 3(3): 199–207.
