Trollius

Trollius
Trollius europaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Subfamily: Ranunculoideae
Tribe: Adonideae
Genus: Trollius
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Species

About 30, including:
Trollius acaulis
Trollius altaicus
Trollius asiaticus
Trollius austrosibiricus
Trollius chinensis
Trollius dschungaricus
Trollius europaeus
Trollius farreri
Trollius japonicus
Trollius laxus
Trollius ledebourii
Trollius lilacinus
Trollius paluster
Trollius papaverus
Trollius pumilus
Trollius ranunculinus
Trollius yunnanensis

Synonyms
  • Ranunculastrum Heist. ex Fabr.
  • Gaissenia Raf.
  • Hegemone Bunge ex Ledeb.

Trollius is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants closely related to Ranunculus, in the family Ranunculaceae. The common name of some species is globeflower[1] or globe flower. The generic name is derived from the Swiss-German word "Trollblume", meaning a rounded flower.[2] Native to the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity of species in Asia, Species of the genus Trollius usually grow in heavy, wet clay soils.[3]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trollius​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ Gledhill D. 1985. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521366755
  3. ^ "A New Species from South Siberia". Novataxa. Retrieved 11 February 2019.