Important Characteristics of Ranunculaceae Family
1. Herbaceous nature
2. Alternate leaves with palmately reticulate venation
3. Hemicyclic flowers with numerous essential organs on elonated torus
4. Honey leaves
5. Numerous stamens with extrose anthers
6. Apocarpous pistil
7. Endospermic seed
8. Aggregate fruit
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The largest genera are Ranunculus , Delphinium , Thalictrum, Clematis , Caltha and Aconitum
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Plant Taxonomy