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Scientific Name

Ranunculus decurvus

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Hairy buttercup

Status

Height

Flowers

Pale greenish-yellow, below leaves, 5-8mm in diameter. Nectary; crescent-shaped.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial hairy rosette herb, leaves divided into 3-5 leaflets.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Found in wet grassland and bog in the eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Oct

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Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Achenes smooth, no marginal ridges, stylar beak short, straight to recurved. seeds turn from green to yellowish and have small beak- like attachment. ripe seeds fall if brushed. 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.