Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus olgae Regel |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 34(2): 1 (1882) |
Native Range | Central Asia to e. Iran and w. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-3000m |
Description | main root with thin tubers, leaves orbiculate to reniform, tripinnatisect, segments obovate and coarsely dentate, coriaceous, flowers 20-26mm across |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | rich yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Ranunculus afghanicus Aitch. & Hemsl. Ranunculus chaffanjonii Danguy ex Finet & Gagnep. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |