| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Gymnospermium altaicum (Pall.) Spach |
| Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 67 (1839) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Kazakhstan and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | bulbs globular, 1-2cm, stem leaf single, petiolate, ternate, leaflets palmatipinnate, segments lobate, flowers in terminal raceme, anthers longer than petals |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Leontice alpina Halácsy Leontice altaica Pall. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |