Ranunculus stewartii H. Riedl in Kew Bull. 34: 364. 1979.

Herbs, perennial, 10 - 20 cm high; rhizome ca 5 mm thick, elongate, erect; stems single or paired, simple, erect, ascending, slender. Basal leaves ternate, 2 - 4 x 1.2 - 2.6 cm, obliquely truncate at base.Cauline leaves decreasing in size, trifid; lobes oblong- lanceolate to oblong-obovate, dissected or slightly lobed. Flowers solitary, 2.3 - 3 cm across; peduncles pilose. Sepals broadly elliptic, broadly elliptic-Ianceolate, subacute, 7 - 8 x 3.5 - 5 mm, hairy along margins. Petals broadly ovate, undulate along margins, 9 - 12 x 12 - 15 mm, yellow. Filaments subfiliform, ca 3 mm long; anthers ca 1.2 mm long. Receptacle ellipsoid, glabrous. Achenes broadly elliptic, subcompressed, 1 - 1.2 mm long, indistinctly marginate, on globose or subglobose heads.

Fl. & Fr. Aug. - Sept.

Distrib. India: W. Himalayas. Jammu & Kashmir.

Endemic.