| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus thora L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 550 (1753) |
| Native Range | Mountains from nw. Spain to Ukraine |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-2400m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaf at anthesis not developed, lower stem leaf broadly ovate, crenate-serrate, other leaves lobate, flowers 1-2, calyx glabrous |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | Ranunculus dubius Rouy & Foucaud Ranunculus insubricus Ces. Ranunculus pardalianches Steud. Ranunculus renifolius St.Lag. Ranunculus schottii Dalla Torre Ranunculus scutatus Waldst. & Kit. Ranunculus squamosus Dulac Ranunculus tatrae Borbás Thora venefica Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |