Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus paucifolius Kirk |
Synonyms | Ranunculus pauciflorus Kirk |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | all leaves basal, suborbiculate in outline, deeply 3-5-lobate, crenate to dentate, grey-green, flowers solitary, ca. 4cm across, petals 5-8, broadly obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rich yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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 South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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