| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus bulbosus L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 554 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to Turkey, Morocco, Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | spherical tubers, basal leaves ternate, orbiculate in outline, leaflets deeply lobate, flowers 1-several, 12-25mm across |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 |
| Synonyms | Ranunculastrum albonaevum (Jord.) Fourr. Ranunculastrum bulbiferum (Jord.) Fourr. Ranunculastrum bulbosum (L.) Four. Ranunculastrum sparsipilum (Jord.) Fourr. Ranunculastrum valdepubens (Jord.) Fourr. Ranunculus albonaevus Jord. Ranunculus brachiatus Schleich. Ranunculus bracteatus Schleich. ex DC. Ranunculus bulbifer Jord. Ranunculus bulbosus var. adscendens Wimm. & Grab. Ranunculus bulbosus ssp. albonaevus (Jord.) P.Fourn. Ranunculus bulbosus var. brachiatus Gaudin Ranunculus bulbosus var. bracteatus DC. Ranunculus bulbosus ssp. bulbifer (Jord.) P.Fourn. Ranunculus bulbosus ssp. cacuminalis (G.López) Muňoz Garm. Ranunculus bulbosus ssp. cacuminalis (G.López) Muňoz Garm. Ranunculus bulbosus var. cacuminalis G.López Ranunculus bulbosus ssp. dissectus (Rouy & Foucaud) P.Fourn. Ranunculus bulbosus var. dunensis Druce Ranunculus bulbosus var. heterorrhiza Sennen Ranunculus bulbosus ssp. heterorrhiza Sennen Ranunculus bulbosus f. linearis F.Seym. Ranunculus bulbosus var. maritimus Lange Ranunculus bulbosus var. minor Winn. & Grab. Ranunculus bulbosus var. multifidus N.H.F.Desp. Ranunculus bulbosus var. multiplex N.H.F.Desp. Ranunculus bulbosus var. napulosus Caldesi Ranunculus bulbosus var. osiae P.Monts. ex G.López Ranunculus bulbosus var. petiolulatus (Foucaud & Simon) Briq. Ranunculus bulbosus var. platycaulis N.H.F.Desp. Ranunculus bulbosus var. plenus Gray Ranunculus bulbosus var. sparsipilus (Jord.) P.D.Sell Ranunculus bulbosus ssp. sparsipilus (Jord.) P.Fourn. Ranunculus bulbosus ssp. valdepubens (Jord.) P.Fourn. Ranunculus bulbosus var. valdepubens (Jord.) Briq. Ranunculus cibinensis Schur Ranunculus flabellatus Biv. Ranunculus heucherifolius C.Presl Ranunculus heucherifolius var. brevirostris Freyn Ranunculus heucherifolius var. villosus Freyn Ranunculus hornemannii Schltdl. Ranunculus laetus Salisb. Ranunculus petiolulatus Foucaud & Simon Ranunculus pseudoaleae Rouy & E.G.Camus Ranunculus rapaceus Bubani Ranunculus sennenii Pau Ranunculus sparsipilus Jord. Ranunculus speciosus E.Vilm. Ranunculus tuberosus Hornem. Ranunculus valdepubens Jord. Ranunculus villifer Jord. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FIN Finland, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |