''Staphisagria'' is a

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Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae (buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are ''Ranunculus'' (600 species), ''Delphinium' ...

. It used to be a

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in the genus ''

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'', but molecular evidence suggests it should be a genus. However, the separation is not accepted by other sources, which treat ''Staphisagria'' as a

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Species list

There are three species in ''Staphisagria'': *''

Staphisagria macrosperma ''Staphisagria macrosperma'', formerly known as ''Delphinium staphisagria'', is a species of '' Staphisagria'' of the family Ranunculaceae. It used to belong to the subgenus or section ''Staphisagria'' of the genus ''Delphinium'', but molecular e ...

'' Spach = ''Delphinium staphisagria'' L. *''

Staphisagria requienii ''Staphisagria'' is a genus in the family Ranunculaceae. It used to be a subgenus or section in the genus ''Delphinium'', but molecular evidence suggests it should be a genus. However, the separation is not accepted by other sources, which treat ...

'' (DC.) Spach = ''Delphinium requienii'' DC. *''

Staphisagria picta ''Staphisagria'' is a genus in the family Ranunculaceae. It used to be a subgenus or section in the genus ''Delphinium'', but molecular evidence suggests it should be a genus. However, the separation is not accepted by other sources, which treat ...

'' (Willd.) Jabbour = ''Delphinium pictum'' Willd. Or two, as some botanists think ''S. requienii'' and ''S. picta'' should be united as one species, with ''S. picta'' treated as ''S. requienii'' subsp. ''picta''.

References

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Species list

See also

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