| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus pulchellus C.A.Mey |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus macrodon Turcz. ex Ovcz. |
| Ranunculus moorcroftianus D.Don | |
| Ranunculus salsuginosus Wall. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, sometimes trilobate, 8-16mm, glabrous, dentate, acute, stem leaves trisect, flowers solitary, 1cm, sepals elliptic, 5-7mm long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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