Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus oxynotus A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 68 (1874) |
Native Range | California to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2900-4000m |
Description | basal leaves 5-15mm, reniform, shallowly 5-9-lobate or sometimes tripartite, lateral segments lobate, middle segment entire, ultimate segments obtuse, flowers 1cm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 | Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus (A.Gray) Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |