| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus membranaceus Royle |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 53 (1834) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2900-5000m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, lanceolate to linear, 1-8cm, abaxially strigose, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, flowers 1-2, 10-22mm across, sepals ovate, strigose, petals obovate |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus pulchellus var. membranaceus (Royle) Mukerjee Ranunculus pulchellus var. sericeus Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |