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Scientific Name

Ranunculus acaulis

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Dune Buttercup

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Solitary on stems,5-8 petals, narrow, sometimes toothed, twice as long as sepals.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Small perennial herb, glabrous, fleshy often forming mats, Stolons: long, slender, leaves in rosettes.

Municipalities

Burnie; Huon Valley; West Coast

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Local on west and north west coasts in areas of seepage on the seaward sides ofdunes. Was previously found in wet sand at Lake Pedder.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Achenes usually few in number.seeds turn from green to yellowish and have small beak-like attachment. ripe seeds fall if brushed. heads may containup to 40 seeds but only 10 may, on average, be ripe

Seed Treatment Method

Storage

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes