| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus adoneus A.Gray |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus amoenus A.Gray |
| Ranunculus stenolobus Rydb. | |
| Habitat | snow patches |
| Altitude | 2500-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves orbiculate to reniform, bi- or tripinnatisect, segments linear, entire, sepals 4-11mm long, sparsely hirsute, petals 5-10, 8-15mm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | lustrous yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
adoneus caespitosus (F.J. F. Fisher & al.) N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren, Brittonia 62(3): 265 (2010)
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