| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Knowltonia balliana (Brritton) Christenh. & Byng |
| Bibliography | Global Fl. 4: 75 (2018) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, carnose, tripartite, leaf of involucre lobed, lobes 3-7, very thick, rounded or obtuse, adaxially densely finely pubescent, flowers ca. 2cm across |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-13°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Anemone balliana (Britton) Hoot Barneoudia balliana Britton |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |