Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus obesus Trautv. |
Synonyms | Ranunculus tempskyanus Freyn & Sint. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | stems thick, single flowered, basal leaves ternate, 2-5cm wide, segments oblong, dentate, pilose, petiole basally broadly vaginate, sepals reflexed, petals 10-28mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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