| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus potaninii Kom. |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 392 (1911) |
| Native Range | c. China to Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3600-4800m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, trisect, pentagonal, 2-5cm long, thin, glabrous, middle segment rhombic and trisect or oblong and entire, flowers 1-3, 10-17mm across, sepals strigose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus pulchellus var. potaninii (Kom.) Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |