| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus adoxifolius Hand.-Mazz. |
| Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 13: 152 (1939) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to n. Pakistan and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 3400-4300m |
| Description | basal leaves ternate, reniform, 1-3cm, thin, sparsely pilose, middle segment obovate, trilobate, lobes lanceolate, flowers 1-2, 6-9mm across, petals 5-6, elliptic-oblong |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus caespitosus Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |