Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus weberbaueri (Ulbr.) Lourteig |
Bibliography | Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 16: 168 (1956) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3400-4200m |
Description | leaves reniform, 4-7cm wide, 3-5-lobate, segments pinnate or dentate, adaxially glabrous, broadly petiolate, flowers solitary, 35-50mm, spherical or cupulate, sepals petaloid |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | green pinkish, red |
Bloom | spring |
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 gusmannii var. weberbaueri (Ulbr.) Standl. & J.F.Macbr. Krapfia weberbaueri (Ulbr.) Standl. & J.F.Macbr. Rhopalopodium gusmannii var. weberbaueri Ulbr. Rhopalopodium weberbaueri Ulbr. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |