| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontice ewersmannii Bunge |
| Bibliography | Arbeiten Naturf. Vereins Riga 1: 131 (1847) |
| Native Range | se. Turkey to Central Asia and w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stem leaves 3-5, the upper 1-3 entire or incised, the lower 2 vaginate-petiolate, pinnate, flowers 20-40 in terminal raceme, bracts elliptic, amplexicaule |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | 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 | Leontice apiifolia Fisch. ex B.Fedtsch. Leontice leontopetalum ssp. ewersmannii (Bunge) Coode Leontice leontopetalum var. ewersmannii (Bunge) Pau & Vicioso Leontice leontopetalum var. oblongifolium Post |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |