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Trollius altaicus C.A.Mey.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesTrollius altaicus C.A.Mey. 
BibliographyVerz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 200 (1831)
Native RangeAltay to Central Asia and w. Mongolia
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude900-2700m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, pentagonal, 7-11cm wide, trisect, middle segment rhombic, trilobate, dentate, lateral segments bipartite, flowers solitary, 3-5cm, sepals 15-18, obovate
Size25-70cm
Colororange
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in late summer
SynonymsTrollius caucasicus Ledeb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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