| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus haemanthus Ulbr. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 404 (1906) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 1900-4600m |
| Description | leaves 3-5-lobate, lobes finely incised and more or less pinnate, flowers subspherical, 2cm across, sepals 6-9, petals 5-6 |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Krapfia haemantha (Ulbr.) M.Tamura Krapfia ranunculacea Steud. Krapfia ranunculina DC. Ranunculus gusmannii var. krapfia Wedd. Ranunculus krapfia DC. Rhopalodium haemanthum (Ulbr.) Ulbr. Rhopalodium ranunculinum (DC.) Ulbr. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |