Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus eximius Greene |
Bibliography | Erythea 3: 19 (1895) |
Native Range | se. British Columbia to wc. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-3500m |
Description | basal leaves few, shortly petiolate, in outline cuneate-obovate or subflabellate, on apex lobate, otherwise entire, stem leaves sessile, cuneate, flowers large |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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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 | Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eximius (Greene) L.D.Benson Ranunculus saxicola Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |