Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Halerpestes lancifolia (Bertol.) Hand.-Mazz. |
Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 13: 136 (1939) |
Native Range | w. Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3700-5100m |
Description | basal leaves glabrous, petiolate, linear to narrowly ovate, 3-12mm, cuneate, subentire, scapes glabrous, flowers solitary, 8-9mm, sepals 5, ovate, petals 5, oblong |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 | Halerpestes tricuspis var. lancifolius (Bertol.) H.Hara Ranunculus lancifolius Bertol. Ranunculus palifolius Dunn Ranunculus tricuspis var. lancifolius (Bertol.) H.Hara |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |