| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Spach |
| Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 65 (1839) |
| Native Range | s. Greece to w. Pakistan, Libya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 600-1200m |
| Description | tuber irregularly spherical, suberose, leaves 10-25cm long, pinnatipartite, segments narrow, dentate, greyish, sometimes verticillate, flowers 12-25mm in branched raceme |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rich yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Bongardia olivieri C.A.Mey. Bongardia rauwolfii C.A.Mey. Leontice chrysogonia St. Lag. Leontice chrysogonum L. Leontice olivieri Steud. Leontice secunda Griff. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |