Genera within a family

Family: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
RANUNCULACEAE (La)
Anemone Family (Wf)
rana, = a frog;
-ulus, = diminutive.
(preference for marshy habitats, similar to frogs)
(ld, BL, Le)
ANEMONE (G)
Anemone (Le) Windflower (Wf)
anemos, = wind;
-one, = implying the feminine of a patronymic name - that of her father.
anemone, = the wind flower, literally 'daughter of the wind'. (see Anemone,** and Anemos**)
(either because anemones grow in windy places or open under the influence of wind, or because the petals blow away in the wind)
(LS, Ox, Le)
KNOWLTONIA [NOW Anemone]
Brandblaar, Katjiedrieblaar (Le)
For Thomas Knowlton (1691-1781).**
(Ch)
RANUNCULUS (La)
Buttercup, Crowsfoot (Le)
rana, = a frog;
-ulus, = diminutive.
ranunculus, = a little frog, a tadpole, porwiggle; a medicinal plant, called also batrachion, perhaps crowfoot, ranunculus.
(preference for marshy habitats, similar to frogs)
(ld, BL, Le)