| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Knowltonia major (Phil.) Christenh. & Byng |
| Bibliography | Global Fl. 4: 75 (2018) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-4000m |
| Description | leaves grey-green, hirsute, pinnate, segments cuneate or obovate, flowers to 3cm across, petals 12-17, leaves of involucre ternate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early spring |
| 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. 3-6 months, 10-13°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Anemone major (Phil.) F.Meigen Barneoudia chilensis var. major (Phil.) Kurtz Barneoudia major Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |