Adonis (plant)
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Adonis
Adonis aestivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Adonis L.
Species
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

Adonis annua

Adonis vernalis

See also

• Herbalism

External links

• Flora of China: Adonis
• USDA Plants Profile: Adonis

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