Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. |
Synonyms | Beckwithia austinae (Greene) Jeps. |
Ranunculus austinae Greene | |
Ranunculus cusickii Greene | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 400-3600m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic, ovate, dentate or entire, petals 5-15mm long, follicles in large, spherical head |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
glaberrimus ellipticus (Greene) Greene, Fl. Francisc. 298 (1892)
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