Ranunculus munronianus J.R. Drumm. in Bull. Misc. Inf. Kew 1925: 279. 1925.

Herbs, perennial, up to 20 cm high; rootstock tuberous; stems erect or decumbent. Radical leaves with long petioles (up to 14 cm long); lamina rotund, 3-lobed; lobes ca 3 cm wide, crenate. Cauline leaves similar, but shortly petioled. Flowers axillary, yellow. Sepals 5, ovate, obtuse, ca 3 mm long. Petals 5, cuneate, obtuse, 4 - 5 mm long. Achenes subinftated, glabrous, with short apiculate style.

Fl. & Fr. June - July.

Distrib. India: W. Himalayas, 3000 - 4000 m. Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

Pakistan and China (W. Tibet).