| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus breyninus Crantz |
| Bibliography | Stirp. Austr. Fasc. 2: 91 (1763) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Europe to nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | basal leaves trisect, lateral segments 2-sect, ultimate segments cuneate, adpressed hirsute, stem leaves pinnate, segments linear, entire, flowers solitary, 2-3cm across |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| 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 acutidentatus Rupr. Ranunculus acutilobus Ledeb. Ranunculus balcanicus Kümmerle & Jáv. Ranunculus breynii J.F.Gmel. Ranunculus gautieri Freyn Ranunculus geraniifolius ssp. breyninus (Crantz) Rouy & Foucaud Ranunculus geraniifolius var. gautieri (Freyn) Rouy & Foucaud Ranunculus geraniifolius var. hornschuchii (Hoppe) P.Fourn. Ranunculus hornschuchii Hoppe Ranunculus makaschwilii Kem.-Nath. Ranunculus montanus ssp. breyninus (Crantz) H.Marcailhou & A. Marcailhou Ranunculus montanus ssp. hornschuchii (Hoppe) Vollm. Ranunculus oreophilus M.Bieb. Ranunculus oreophilus ssp. balcanicus Micevski Ranunculus oreophilus f. jakupicensis Micevski Ranunculus oreophilus f. nudifolius Sigunov Ranunculus oreophilus var. olympicus Stoj. & Jordanov |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |