Ranunculus
Buttercups
47 species in Aust. (10 naturalized); all states and territories
Herbs with basal or alternate leaves, usually lobed or divided. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 5, imbricate. Petals usually 5 (sometimes more), usually with a nectary pit near the base. Stamens numerous. Carpels several to many, capitate; style persisting as a beak on the achene.