Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus stewartii Riedl |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 34: 264 (1979) |
Native Range | Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4500-4700m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, wider than longer, tripartite, segments obovate, truncate, palmatilobate, lobes oblong, glabrous, flowers solitary, 2-3cm across, calyx reddish |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Ranunculus rubrocalyx ssp. stewartii (Riedl) Qureshi |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |