| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus insignis Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 8 (1852) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 700-1800m |
| Description | leaves with thick petiole, cordate to reniform, dentate, at margins brown hirsute, flowers with dark green eye, to 5cm in diam., petals 5-10, obovate, emarginate |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus insignis var. glabratus Allan Ranunculus ruahinicus Colenso Ranunculus rufus Colenso Ranunculus sychnopetala Colenso |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |