The buttercup plant family of the order RANUNCULALES, class MAGNOLIOPSIDA. The leaves are usually alternate and stalkless. The flowers usually have two to five free sepals and may be radially symmetrical or irregular.

Synonyms: txid37493, txid46979, Consolidas, txid3440, Ranunculaceae, Isopyrums, Isopyrum, Beesias, Hepatica, txid171907, txid78477, Beesia, Hepaticas, Consolida