| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Halerpestes ruthenica (Jacq.) Ovcz. |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus ruthenicus Jacq. |
| Ranunculus plantaginifolius Murr. | |
| Ranunculus salsuginosus Georgi | |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Description | stoloniferous, basal leaves glabrous, petiolate, ovate to broadly oblong, 2-5cm, 2-5cm, scapes subglabrous, flowers solitary, 14-24mm across, petals 6-12, obovate |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Russian Far East (Amur ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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