Adonis L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 222

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.302862

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scientific name

Adonis L.
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18. Adonis L. View in CoL 1

Herbs with 1 - to 3-pinnate leaves with more or less linear seg­ ments. Sepals 5(-8), often somewhat petaloid; petals 3-20, glossy; nectaries absent. Stamens numerous. Achenes numerous, rugose, forming an elongated head at maturity.

1 Perennial; petals more than 10; anthers yellow

2 Stems with scales at base; leaves all cauline and sessile

3 Leavesat leasttwiceas long as wide;petalsobovate3. sibirica 3 Leaveslittlelongerthanwide;petalsellipticor narrowly

lanceolate

4 Leaf-lobes narrowly linear, entire 1. vernalis 4 Leaf-lobes linear-lanceolate, dentate 2. volgensis 2 Stems without scales at base; basal leaves long-petiolate

5 Sepalspubescent;beakof achenec. 1 mm; stemsupto

c. 15 cm, curved (S. Italy) 5. distorta 5 Sepals glabrous; beak of achene 2 mmor more;stems usually

25-60 cm, straight

6 Beak c. 2 mm, distinctly shorter than achene, stout and

flattened (Pyrenees and Alpes Maritimes) 4. pyrenaica 6 Beak c. 3 mm, almost as long as achene, slender, terete

(Greece) 6. cyllenea 1 Annual; petals 8 orfewer; anthers blackish-purple

7 Inner margin of achene almost straight, without a projection

7. annua 7 Innermarginofachenewitha roundedorangular projection

8 Sepals hirsute; beak of achene black at the apex 8. flammea 8 Sepals glabrous; beak of achene green throughout 9 Upper projection on inner margin of achene at | the distance from apex to base, broad and rounded

9. aestivalis

9 Upper projection on inner margin of achene close to the style,obtuse 10. microcarpa

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