| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Adonis vernalis L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 547 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to Siberia and Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves sessile, the basal scaly, stem leaves bipinnatisect, flowers 3-8cm across, sepals pubescent, petals 10-20, anthers yellow |
| Size | 10-45cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C careful division in spring and early summer |
| Synonyms | Adonanthe vernalis (L.) Spach Adoniastrum vernale (L.) Schur Adonis dahurica Ledeb. ex Rchb. Adonis helleborus Crantz Adonis parviflora Janka ex Nyman Adonis pratensis Ledeb. Adonis vernalis var. acutiflora Wallr. Adonis vernalis f. adulta Walr. Adonis vernalis var. alpina Schur Adonis vernalis var. anemoniflora Wallr. Adonis vernalis var. bipinnatifida Regel & Herder Adonis vernalis var. grandiflora Wallr. Adonis vernalis f. mentzeliana DC. ex Wallr. Adonis vernalis var. parviflora Wallr. Adonis vernalis var. serotina Wallr. Anemone consiligo Baill. Chrysocyathus vernalis (L.) Holub |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, CTA Chita, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia |