Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus munroanus J.R.Drumm. ex Dunn |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 279 (1925) |
Native Range | w. Tibet to Nepal and ne. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3800-4200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, trisect, reniform, 1-2cm, glabrous, middle segment obovate, at apex obtusely tridentate or entire, flowers solitary, 1cm, sepals glabrous, petals elliptic |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Ranunculus munroanus var. minor Tamura |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |