Trollius altaicus C.A.Mey.


Family	RANUNCULACEAE
Genus species	Trollius altaicus C.A.Mey.
Synonyms	Trollius caucasicus Ledeb.
Habitat	grassland
Altitude	900-2700m
Description	leaves petiolate, pentagonal, 7-11cm wide, trisect, middle segment rhombic, trilobate, dentate, lateral segments bipartite, flowers solitary, 3-5cm, sepals 15-18, obovate
Size	25-70cm
Color	orange
Bloom	early spring
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in late summer
Territory	Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Uzbekistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	RANUNCULACEAE Trollius altaicus C.A.Mey., Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer. [C.A. von Meyer] 200 (1831) 900-2700m ============================================================================= altaicus typicus ined. Synonyms: Trollius caucasicus Ledeb. Altay, c. Asia, Xinjiang, w. Mongolia 30 ALT 32 KAZ KGZ UZB 36 CHX 37 MON altaicus pulcher (Makino) Kadota, Mem. Natl. Sci. Mus. (Tokyo) 24: 54 (1991) Basionym: Trollius pulcher Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28: 109 (1914) Synonyms: Trollius riederianus pulcher (Makino) T.Shimizu Japan (n. Hokkaido) 38 JAP altaicus sachalinensis Kadota, ibid. Sakhalin 31 SAK