| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus peruvianus Pers. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 2: 103 (1806) |
| Native Range | Mexico to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, reniform to orbiculate, crenate, sparsely hirsute, stem leaves sessile, partite, flowers long pedicellate, petals orbiculate, abaxially red |
| Size | 15-70cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 centellifolius Standl. Ranunculus peruvianus var. typicus L.D.Benson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (COS Costa Rica, GUA Guatemala, PAN Panamá) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |