| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus caucasicus M.Bieb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 27 (1808) |
| Native Range | Krym, Caucasus to n. Iran and ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stems densely appressed pubescent, basal leaves long petiolate, in outline oblong, bipinnate, ternate, ultimate segments shortly oblong, flowers 2-3, 3-4cm across |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 astrantiifolius Boiss. ex Rupr. Ranunculus caucasicus var. alpicola Trautv. Ranunculus osseticus Ovcz. Ranunculus transcaucasicus var. gigas Kem.-Nath. Ranunculus transcaucasicus var. parviflorus Kem.-Nath. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |