| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Caltha scaposa Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ind. 1: 40 (1855) |
| Native Range | c. & w. China to c. & e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 2800-5500m |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, cordate-ovate, 1-3cm wide, entire, orbiculate, stem leaves small, flowers solitary, sepals obovate, 9-15mm long, vesicles shortly stipitate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Caltha palustris var. scaposa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Maxim. Caltha scaposa var. parnassioides Ulbr. Caltha scaposa var. pusilla Huth Caltha scaposa var. smithii Ulbr. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |