Adonis (plant)

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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Adonis | image = Adonis aestivalis 150504.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Adonis aestivalis | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Ranunculales | familia = Ranunculaceae | genus = Adonis | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 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
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

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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.

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