| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus asiaticus L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 552 (1753) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to w. & sw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-900m |
| Description | variable, leaves often trilobate and dentate, segments shortly petiolate and deeply pinnate, flowers 3-5cm across |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | red, white, yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Cyprianthe anemonoides Spach Cyprianthe asiatica (L.) Freyn Ranunculus africanus Voss Ranunculus asiaticus var. bereniceus Pamp. Ranunculus asiaticus var. bicolor Pamp. Ranunculus asiaticus var. flavus Sickenb. Ranunculus asiaticus var. grandiflorus Bég. & A.Vacc. Ranunculus asiaticus var. intermedius Pamp. Ranunculus asiaticus ssp. latilobus Vierh. Ranunculus asiaticus var. sanguineus (Mill.) DC. Ranunculus asiaticus var. tenuilobus DC. Ranunculus asiaticus ssp. tenuilobus (DC.) Vierh. Ranunculus asiaticus var. variegatus Sickenb. Ranunculus asiaticus var. vulgaris DC. Ranunculus flammipetalus Gand. Ranunculus garianicus Borzi & Mattei Ranunculus hortensis Pers. Ranunculus sanguineus Mill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt, LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) |