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Annual, perennial herb, sometimes aquatic
Leaves generally basal and cauline, generally alternate, simple or compound; petioles at base generally flat, sometimes sheathing or stipule-like
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; sepals generally 5, free, early deciduous or withering in fruit, generally green; petals 0many, free; stamens generally 10many; pistils 1many, ovary superior, chamber 1, style 1, generally ± persistent in fruit as beak, ovules 1many
Fruit: achene, follicle, berry, or utricle-like, 1many-seeded
Genera in family: ± 60 genera, 1700 species: worldwide, especially n temp, tropical mtns; many ornamental (Adonis, Aquilegia, Clematis, Consolida, Delphinium, Erianthis, Helleborus ),some highly TOXIC (Aconitum, Actaea, Delphinium, Ranunculus )
Reference: [Duncan & Keener 1991 Phytologia 70:2427]
Perennial from clustered, slender to fusiform or ± spheric, fleshy roots, glabrous
Stem ascending to erect; branches 0few
Leaves 13- ternate; leaflet upper surface green, lower surface pale green to glaucous, segments generally wedge-shaped; basal 0few, petioles generally > blade; cauline petioles short to ± 0
Inflorescence: cyme, flat-topped, to flowers solitary in CA, terminal or axillary
Flower bisexual, radial; sepals generally 5, petal-like; petals generally 0; stamens 10many; pistils 2many, stalk-like base 0 or short
Fruit: follicles, glabrous; veins obvious, stalk-like base 0 to obvious, curved or not; beak straight to recurved
Seed brown, smooth to wrinkled
Species in genus: ± 30 species: temp North America, Eurasia
Etymology: (Greek: ancient name, from grain-like fruit)
Reference: [Calder & Taylor 1963 Madroño 17:6976]
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Plant 825 cm
Stems 13, erect, generally simple
Leaf 12-ternate, 312 cm; segment lobes 23, generally < 1/2 segment length
Flower: sepals 36 mm wide, white to pink; stamens 25.5 mm; pistils 35
Fruit 1012 mm
Ecology: Shaded slopes, chaparral, oak woodland, coniferous forest
Elevation: 4001700 m.
Bioregional distribution: Inner North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada, Central Western California (except Central Coast), n Western Transverse Ranges
Horticultural information: SHD, DRN: 7, 15, 16; DFCLT.