Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus niphophilus B.G.Briggs |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaves orbiculate to rhombic in outline, pinnate, ultimate segments usually lobate or dentate, flowers solitary, 2cm across, petals 5-7 |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | lustrous yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (New South Wales) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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