| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Knowltonia chilensis (Gay) Christenh. & Byng |
| Synonyms | Barneoudia chilensis Gay |
| Anemone chilensis (Gay) Kurtz | |
| Anemone gayana R.Wagner | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | leaves few, carnose, glabrous, pinnate, segments several, spathulate, flowers to 2cm across, with erect, irregular, oblong to obovate petals |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-13°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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