Ranunculaceae

152 species

Buttercup family including diverse herbs with simple flowers; contains buttercups, anemones, and columbines.

Aconitum heterophyllum

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Tubers

Aconitum koreanum

Aconitum lycoctonum

Wolfsbane, Badger's bane

Aconitum lycoctonum vulparia - (Rchb.)Nyman.

Aconitum mokchangense

Aconitum multifidum

Aconitum napellus

Soldier's cap, Turk's-cap

Edible: Tubers, Roots, Caution

Aconitum rotundifolium

Aconitum septentrionale

Edible: Leaves, Root

Aconitum stapfianum

Edible: Root, CAUTION

Aconitum violaceum

Aconitum volubile

Actaea dahurica

Anemone flaccida

Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk, Flowers

Anemone narcissiflora

Narcissus Anemone, Narcissus-flower Thimbleweed

Edible: Leaves, Root, Caution

Anemone nikoensis

Anemone rivularis

Anemone stolonifera

Anemonella thalictroides

Aquilegia brevistyla

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia buergeriana

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Nectar

Aquilegia caerulea

Rocky mountain columbine

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia canadensis

Wild columbine, Fairy flower, Canada columbine, Meeting houses, Rock bells

Edible: Flowers, Root, Vegetable

Aquilegia coerulea

Rocky Mountain Columbine

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia flabellata

Fan columbine, Fan-shaped Funnel Vegetable

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Caution

Aquilegia flavescens

Columbine, Yellow columbine

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia formosa

Western Columbine, Red Columbine

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Aquilegia formosa truncata - (Fisch.&C.A.Mey.)Baker.

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia jonesii

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia karelinii - (Baker.)O.&B.Fedtsch.

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia pubescens

Columbine, Sierra columbine

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia shockleyi

Edible: Flowers

Aquilegia vulgaris

Edible: Flowers - nectar, Leaves, Flowers

Caltha gracilis

Caltha leptosepala

Western marsh marigold, American Marsh Marigold, White-flowered marsh-marigold

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Caution

Caltha leptosepala howellii - (Huth.)Smit.

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root

Caltha leptosepala var. howellii

Alpine white marsh marigold, Two-flowered marsh marigold

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Caution

Caltha palustris

Yellow marsh marigold, Water buttercup

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Caution

Caltha palustris var. alba

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Caltha palustris var. barthei

Caltha palustris var. sibirica

Caltha sinogracilis

Cimicifuga dahurica

Xing an sheng ma

Cimicifuga foetida

Edible: Leaves, Root - spice.

Cimicifuga racemosa

Black cohosh, Black snakeroot

Cimicifuga racemosa (Actaea racemosa) - (L.)Nutt.

Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot, Bugbane

Cimicifuga simplex

Saiashina-shoma

Clematis angustifolia

Clematis apiifolia

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

Clematis aristata

Old man's beard, Mountain clematis

Clematis brachiata

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Clematis brachyura

Clematis buchananiana

Clematis campestris

Edible: Leaves ?

Clematis chinensis

Clematis cirrhosa

Evergreen traveller's joy

Edible: Caution, Leaves

Clematis flammula

Fragrant virgin's bower, Fragrant Clematis

Clematis grandiflora

Clematis hexapetala

Mongolian tea clematis

Edible: Leaves - tea

Clematis ianthina

Clematis longicauda

Edible: Medicine

Clematis maximowicziana

Sweet autumn clematis

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Clematis paniculata

Panicled Clematis, Sweet Clematis

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Clematis patens

Clematis phanerophlebia

Clematis pickeringii

Tropical clematis

Edible: Leaves chewed for pain, Medicine

Clematis pierotii

Clematis pubescens

Western Clematis, Upright Virgin’s Bower

Edible: Tubers, Root

Upright Virgin's bower

Edible: Leaves, CAUTION

Clematis serratifolia

Yellow clematis, Korean clematis

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Clematis simensis

Edible: Vegetable

Clematis terniflora

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Clematis trichotoma

Clematis vitalba

Traveller's joy, Old man's beard

Edible: Leaves, Young buds, CAUTION

Clematis viticella

Edible: Leaves ?

Consolida orientalis

Edible: Flowers

Coptidium lapponicum

Lapland buttercup

Coptis trifolia

Goldthread, Cankerroot, Coptis, Yellowroot

Coptis trifolia subsp. groenlandica

Delphinium brunonianum

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Caution

Ficaria fascicularis

Edible: Tubers, Root, Stems, Leaves

Ficaria ficarioides

Edible: Leaves ?

Ficaria verna subsp. ficariiformis

Helleborus niger

Black Hellebore, Christmas rose

Edible: Root - starch

Nigella arvensis var. glauca

Nigella damascena

Love-In-A-Mist, Devil in the bush

Edible: Oil, Seed

Nigella orientalis

Yellow fennel-flower

Edible: Seeds - spice

Edible: Oil, Seed

Pulsatilla cernua

Nodding Anemone

Edible: Leaves, Root

Pulsatilla patens subsp. multifida

Edible: Flower petals

Ranunculus abortivus

Littleleaf buttercup.

Ranunculus acris

Meadow buttercup, Tall buttercup

Ranunculus aquatilis

Water crowsfoot, Water buttercup, White water buttercup

Ranunculus argyreus

Ranunculus bulbosus

Bulbous Buttercup, Bulbous crowfoot

Edible: Leaves, Root, Bulbs, Flowers

Ranunculus californicus

California buttercup

Ranunculus cantoniensis

Ranunculus chinensis

Ranunculus chius

Ranunculus crateris

Ranunculus cuneatus

Ranunculus cymbalaria

Alkali buttercup

Ranunculus distans

Ranunculus eisenii

Western buttercup

Ranunculus ficaria

Lesser celadine

Edible: Leaves, Root

Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbifera

Ranunculus ficaria subsp. ficariiformis

Ranunculus georgicus

Ranunculus inamoenus

Graceful buttercup

Ranunculus inamoeus

Graceful Buttercup

Ranunculus japonicus

Ranunculus kochii

Ranunculus marginatus

Ranunculus multifidus

African buttercup

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Tuber, Vegetable

Ranunculus muricatus

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Stems

Ranunculus neapolitanus

Edible: Sprouts, Leaves

Ranunculus nipponicus

Ranunculus occidentalis

Western buttercup

Ranunculus olgae

Ranunculus pallasii

Buttercup, Pallas' Buttercup

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stems

Ranunculus pennsylvanicus

Pennsylvania Buttercup

Ranunculus pensylvanicus

Pennsylvania buttercup, Maocan My

Ranunculus poluninii

Ranunculus polyanthemos

Ranunculus pseudolowii

Ranunculus quelpaertensis

Ranunculus raddeanus

Edible: Flowers

Ranunculus recurvatus

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup, Butter daisy, Creeping crowfoot, Yellow gowan

Edible: Leaves, Root

Ranunculus reptans

Ranunculus sceleratus

Celery-Leaved Buttercup, Cursed buttercup

Ranunculus scleratus

Buttercup, Celery-leaved buttercup

Edible: Leaves, Caution, Roots

Ranunculus sieboldii

Ranunculus sommieri

Edible: Flowers

Ranunculus tachiroi

Ranunculus tachreoi

Ranunculus vernus

Lesser Celadine, Common buttercup, Pilewort

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Flower buds

Thalictrum actaeifolium

Thalictrum acteifolium

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

Edible: Leaves, Root

Thalictrum minus

Lesser meado-rue

Thalictrum minus var. hypoleucum

Thalictrum minus var. microphyllum

Thalictrum occidentale

Western meadowrue

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Thalictrum pubescens

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Thalictrum rhynchocarpum

Thalictrum squarrosum

Trollius chinensis

Edible: Flowers