Isopyrum
| Isopyrum | |
|---|---|
| Isopyrum thalictroides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Subfamily: | Thalictroideae |
| Genus: | Isopyrum L. |
| Type species | |
| Isopyrum thalictroides | |
Isopyrum is a genus of four species of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia. Isopyrum species have white flowers with five sepals and five petals.
The genus was first described in 1753 by the biologist Carl Linnaeus. In 1920, the genus Paraquilegia was segregated out from Isopyrum to contain plants that are more morphologically aligned with members of the genus Aquilegia (columbines). Several species from North America and eastern Asia formerly included in Isopyrum have also been transferred to the genera Dichocarpum and Enemion.