The buttercup or crowfoot family. 43 genera and approx. 2000 species, mostly familiar for their flowers, but also a source of herbal remedies. Ranunculis (buttercups), Delphinium (larkspur), Clematis, Consolida (also larkspur), Helleborus (Christmas rose), Thalictrum (meadow-rue), Actaea racemosa (black cohosh), Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal), Nigella sativa (used as a spice in Asia). Some genera, such as Aconitum and Delphinium, are mostly very toxic.
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