Ranunculus

Distribution: Pyrenees, Jura, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, 1300-2970 m above sea level; moist grasslands, stony places, rocky slopes, on limestone. 

Perennial 5-15 cm high. Basal leaves round, 3- or 5-lobed, lobes deeply crenate, green, lustrous. Flowers 2-3, sometimes solitary, 20-25 mm across, white. Fl. IV-VI.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Pyrenäen, Jura, Alpen, Apennin, Karpaten, 1300-2970 m über dem Meeresspiegel; feuchte Wiesen, steinige, felsige Hänge, auf Kalk.

 

Staude 5-15 cm hoch. Grundblätter rund, 3 - oder 5-lappig, Lappen tief gekerbt, grün, glänzend. Blüten 2-3, manchmal einsam, 20-25 mm breit, weiß. Blütezeit IV-VI.

Distribution: N Italy; limestone soil, northern slopes.

 

Perennial 10-15 cm tall. Stem erect. Leaves in rosette, ovate or rounded, crenate. Flowers solitary or 2-3, white, petals 2-lobed. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: N Europe, south from Sierra Nevada, Through Pyrenees to Alps; moist, acid screes, stony streamsides.

Perennial 10-15 cm tall. Basal leaves rounded, trisect, cut into several lobes. Flowers 1-3, 20-30 mm across, white to pale pink. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: Apennines, Eastern Alps, mountains of northern part of Balkan Peninsula; grassland, screes. 

Tufted perennial 10-15 cm high. Two basal leaves reniform, coarse toothed at apex. Corolla 12-15 mm across, golden-yellow. Fl. spring.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Apenninen, Ost-Alpen, Gebirge des nördlichen Teil der Balkanhalbinsel; alpine Rasen, Geröllhalden.

 

Staude 10-15 cm hoch. Zwei Grundblätter nierenförmig, an der Spitze grob gezähnt. Blütemkrone 12-15 mm breit, goldgelb. Blütezeit Frühling.

Distribution: Pyrenees, rarely Alps; limestone rocks.

 

Perennial up to 20 cm tall in bloom. Basal leaves ovate-cordate, entire, leathery, blue-green. Flowers solitary at apex, 20-30 mm diameter, white, V-VI.

Distribution: Pyrenees, mountains of N Spain, Alps, Corsica; wet grassland.

Perennial up to 15 cm tall. Leaves linear. Flowers solitary or to 10, ca. 20 mm across, white. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: from Pyrenees to Balkan Peninsula; limestone screes, deep meadows.

 

Perennial up to 5-15 cm tall. Basal leaves leathery, blades with 3-5 segments, each segment divided. Flowers solitary on in pairs, 20-25 mm diameter, white, V-VI.