| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus ellipticus Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 2: 110 (1890) |
| Native Range | wc. Canada to w. & wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-3600m |
| Description | stems ascendent, basal leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, 2-5cm, entire or tridentate, glabrous, stem leaves smaller, subsessile, flowers 1-5, 15-25mm across |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus brevicaulis Hook. Ranunculus buddii B.Boivin Ranunculus buddii f. monochlamydeus B.Boivin Ranunculus collomae L.D.Benson Ranunculus glaberrimus var. buddii (B.Boivin) B. Boivin Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus (Greene) Greene Ranunculus glagerrimus f. monochlamydeus (B.Boivin) B.Boivin Ranunculus oreogenes Greene Ranunculus waldronii Lunell |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |