Adonis flammea

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 - Far East amur adonis
• 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

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Adonis