| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus polyrhizos Stephan ex Willd. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 1324 (1799) |
| Native Range | Moldova to w. Siberia and nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2700m |
| Description | stems 1-3-flowered, basal leaves pinnatipartite, segments obtusely lobate, sepals patent, often red, petals 8-10mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |