| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus breviscapus DC. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat. 1: 253 (1817) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | stoloniferous, basal leaves numerous, glabrous or pilose, orbiculate-cordate, 3-5-partite, segments incised, acutely dentate, long petiolate, flowers solitary, |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Casalea breviscapa (DC.) A.St.-Hil. Oxygraphis breviscapa (DC.) Prantl |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |