| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus inamoenus Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 3: 91 (1896) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Canada to wc. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-3500m |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, ca. 4cm long, broadly obovate, crenate, shallowly trilobate, flowers 5-13, sepals 5, patent, petals 2-8mm or absent |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus affinis var. micropetalus Greene Ranunculus alpeophilus A.Nelson Ranunculus calthiflorus Greene Ranunculus inamoenus var. alpeophilus (A.Nelson) L.D.Benson Ranunculus inamoenus f. elatior B.Boivin Ranunculus inamoenus var. typicus L.D.Benson Ranunculus micropetalus (Greene) Rydb. Ranunculus utahensis Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |