Ranunculaceae includes perennial or annual herbs, woody vines, and occasionally shrubs. Leaves can be basal or cauline, arranged alternately, oppositely, or rarely in whorls, and may be simple or compound, with or without stipules. Flowers may be bisexual or unisexual, and grow alone or in clusters like racemes, cymes, umbels, panicles, or spikes. They can be actinomorphic or zygomorphic. Fruits vary and include achenes, berries, capsules, or follicles.