| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontice armeniaca Boivin |
| Bibliography | Voy. Indes Or. [C.P.Bélanger]: t. s.n. (1846) |
| Native Range | Syria to s. Uzbekistan and Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | tuber ovoid, 3-7cm, leaves 2-3, glaucous, biternate, pinnatisect, terminal segments oval or linear-cuneate, acute, in raceme, petals 5-6mm long |
| Size | 30-35cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Leontice leontopetalum ssp. armeniaca (Boivin) Coode Leontice leontopetalum ssp. minor (Boiss.) Sam. ex Mouterde Leontice leontopetalum var. minor (Boiss.) Parsa Leontice minor Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine) |