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Ranunculaceae

<p><b>Ranunculaceae</b> (<b>buttercup</b> or <b>crowfoot family</b>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> <i>rānunculus</i> "little frog", from <i>rāna</i> "frog") are a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_%28biology%29" title="Family (biology)">family</a> of about 1700 species of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">flowering plants</a> in about 60 genera, distributed worldwide.</p>

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The largest genera are&nbsp;

<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculus" title="Ranunculus">Ranunculus</a></i> (600 species),&nbsp;

<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinium" title="Delphinium">Delphinium</a></i> (365),&nbsp;

<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalictrum" title="Thalictrum">Thalictrum</a></i> (330),&nbsp;

<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis" title="Clematis">Clematis</a></i> (325), and&nbsp;

<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum" title="Aconitum">Aconitum</a></i> (300).</p>

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