| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus caucasicus M.Bieb. |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus astrantiifolius Boiss. ex Rupr. |
| Ranunculus osseticus Ovcz. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | montane-alpine |
| Description | stems densely appressed pubescent, basal leaves long petiolate, in outline oblong, bipinnate, ternate, ultimate segments shortly oblong, flowers 2-3, 3-4cm across |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe 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 |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
caucasicus pavlii Elenevsky & Derv.-Sok., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 23: 56 (1986)
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