Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus lancipetalus Griseb. |
Bibliography | Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 69 (1874) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, vaginate, tripartite, segments cuneate-rhombic, dentate, acute, glabrous, flowers solitary, sepals 5, patent, petals 5-8, lanceolate, acuminate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |