Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Peltocalathos baurii (MacOwan) Tamura |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 43: 140 (1992) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho and Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1100-3400m |
Description | stems glabrous, 1-3-flowered, lower leaves long petiolate, glabrous, crenate, abaxially pale veined, calyx glabrous, flowers 15-20mm across, petals narrowly obovate |
Size | 5-70cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained 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 | Ranunculus baurii MacOwan Ranunculus cooperi Oliv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |