| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus clypeatus (Ulbr.) Lourteig |
| Synonyms | Aspidophyllum clypeatum Ulbr. |
| Krapfia clypeata (Ulbr.) Standl. & J.F.Macbr. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-4000m |
| Description | leaves 6-12cm, serrate or incised, sericeous-lanate, glabrescent, stems lanate, ramose, flowers solitary, 2-3cm across, sepals yellow-green, petals 5. glabrous |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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