| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Trollius ranunculinus (Sm.) Stearn |
| Synonyms | Helleborus ranunculinus Sm. |
| Trollius aureus Tausch | |
| Trollius caucasicus Steven | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3000m |
| Description | leaves 5-7-lobate, each lobe divide and dentate, flowers 4-5cm, crateriform, sepals 5-10, patent, petals many, linear-spathulate, as long as anthers |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | early spring |
| 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, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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