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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Adonis''
| image = Adonis aestivalis 150504.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Adonis aestivalis]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ranunculales]]
| familia = [[Ranunculaceae]]
| genus = '''''Adonis'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 
See text.
}}

'''''Adonis''''' is a [[genus]] of about 20-30 species of [[flowering plant]]s in to the family [[Ranunculaceae]], native to [[Europe]] and [[Asia]].

The species grow to 10-40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided [[leaf|leaves]]. Their [[flower]]s 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]]''

===Cultivation and uses===
They are cultivated for use in gardens, and have been introduced to [[North America]]. ''Adonis'' spp. contain poisonous chemicals similar to those found in many other genera in the Ranunculaceae.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Adonis annua detalle flor.jpg|''[[Adonis annua]]''
Image:Koeh-152.jpg|''[[Adonis vernalis]]''
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Herbalism]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=100626 Flora of China: ''Adonis'']
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ADONI USDA Plants Profile: ''Adonis''] 

[[Category:Ranunculaceae]]
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