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Scientific Name

Ranunculus collicola

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Lake Augusta buttercup

Status

Height

Flowers

Golden yellow, 5-8mm in dia. petals with shallow nectary pocket .

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Rosette herb with stolons and with trifoliate leaves 2-4 cm long.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Meander Valley; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Known only from short alpine herbfield around lagoons near Lake Augusta.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor

General Notes

Distinguished from R. collinus by the shape of the leaves and the hairinessof the sepal. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

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Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seeds turn from green to yellowish and have small beak-like attachment. ripe seeds fall if brushed. heads may contain up to 40 seeds but only 10 may, on average, be ripe

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period. May require stratification.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Also grown by division.