Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus aurasiacus Pomel |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 2: 379 (1875) |
Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves sericeous-hirsute, in outline suborbiculate, tripartite, segments trifid, stem leaves sessile, flowers solitary |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 aurasiacus var. ayachicus (Emb.) Emb. & Maire Ranunculus aurasiacus var. djurdjurae Chabert¨ Ranunculus aurasiacus var. pseudodemissus Chabert Ranunculus dyris var. ayachicus Emb. Ranunculus geraniifolius ssp. aurasiacus (Pomel) Maire Ranunculus geraniifolius var. ayachicus (Emb.) Maire Ranunculus geraniifolius var. mesatlanticus Maire Ranunculus montanus ssp. aurasiacus (Pomel) Maire Ranunculus montanus var. ayachicus (Emb.) Maire Ranunculus montanus var. djurdjurae (Chabert) Maire Ranunculus montanus var. mesatlanticus (Maire) Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |