| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus insignis Hook.f. |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus ruahinicus Colenso |
| Ranunculus rufus Colenso | |
| Ranunculus sychnopetala Colenso | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | leaves with thick petiole, cordate to reniform, dentate, at margins brown hirsute, flowers with dark green eye, to 5cm in diam., petals 5-10, obovate, emarginate |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand North , New Zealand South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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