| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus alpigenus Kom. |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Obshch. Estesvoisp., Vyp. 3, Otd. Bot. 26: 56 (1896) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to ne. Afghanistan and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves in outline broadly ovate, ternate, leaflets petiolate and pinnate, ultimate segments narrow, flowers 13-20mm across, petals 5-8, crenate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |