Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus minutiflorus Bertero ex Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 28: 661 (1858) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | densely hirsute, basal leaves orbiculate, truncate, trilobate, lobes short and dentate, stem leaves smaller, subsessile, flowers solitary, sepals 3, petals 3 or absent |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Hydrocotyle pauciflora Phil. Ranunculus aysenensis Gand. Ranunculus berteroanus C.Presl Ranunculus minutiflorus var. miser (Phil.) Reiche Ranunculus miser C.Presl Ranunculus savatieri Franch. Ranunculus saxifragifolius Steph. ex Steud |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |