Glaucidium ( Latin: Glaucídium , from Glaucium , due to the outward similarity of flowers) is a monotypic genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the Ranunculaceae family .
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| Order : | Ranunculanae Takht. ex Reveal , 1993 |
| Subfamily : | Glaucidioideae ( Tamura ) Loconte , 1995 |
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| International scientific name |
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Glaucidium Siebold & Zucc. , 1846 |
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Glaucidium palmatum Siebold & Zucc. , 1846 - Glaucidium palmate |
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Glaucidium bellaceous ( Latin: Glaucidium palmátum ) is the only species of the genus found on Hokkaido Island and in the northern part of Honshu Island in mountain forests.
The phylogenetic affinity of the plant with representatives of another genus of the Ranunculaceae family, the Yellowstone ( Hydrastis ), was established.
The scientific name of this genus of plants completely coincides with the name of the genus of birds of prey, passerine owls ( Glaucidium boie ) of the owl family ( Strigidae ). Both words go back to Greek. γλαυκός “light blue”, “greenish”, “gray”. Hence the ancient Greek names for owls γλαυκός , γλαύξ , which served as a source of the scientific Latin name for the genus passerines. And by color, in ancient Greek, the juice of the horned mackerel ( Glaucium corniculatum ) was called, hence the generic name Glaucium (Sap), from which, due to the similarity of the flowers, the name of the genus Glaucidium was formed.
Rhizome herbaceous perennial . A simple stalk carries two large, up to 20 cm in diameter, palmate leaves and several small scale-like leaves,.
Single actinomorphic spirocyclic flowers , large size. The color is white or pink.
The fruit is a leaflet .
↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article . 