柔毛茛 rou mao gen

Ranunculus nephelogenes Edgeworth var. pubescens W. T. Wang, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 7(2): 110. 1987; R. alaschanicus Y. Z. Zhao.

Stems (3.5--)5--25 cm, puberulent. Basal leaves 3--7; petiole 1.5--8 cm, sparsely puberulent; blade broadly lanceolate, linear-lanceolate, or narrowly oblong, 1--7.5 × 0.3--0.9 cm. Stem leaves 3-sect, segments linear. Flowers solitary, terminal, 1--2.2 cm in diam. Fl. Jun--Aug, fr. Jul--Aug.

* Alpine meadows, slopes, swamps, river banks; 2700--4500 m. S Gansu, SW Nei Mongol (Helan Shan), SW Ningxia, Qinghai, S Sichuan, S Xinjiang (Qira Xian), SW Xizang (Zhongba Xian).