| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus spitsbergensis (Nath.) Hadač |
| Synonyms | Coptidium spitsbergense (Hadač) Luferov & Prob. |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | stems thin, pale green, leaves pinnatipartite, ultimate segments narrow, flowers 15-20mm, petals narrowly lanceolate |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | greenish white |
| 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 |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Svalbard ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Nunavut ) Eastern Canada (Québec) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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