Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985) as Ranunculus oreophilus Bieb. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Hörandl & Raab-Straube, 2015+) as Ranunculus breyninus Crantz, Stirp. Austr. Fasc. 2: 91. 1763.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central Europe and South Europe to Ukraine and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Subalpine pastures.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
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References:
Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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