RANUNCULACEAE

Small mountain buttercup

 

 

Solitary, 8-15mm in dia.on scapes about as long as the leaves; 5 golden yellow petals. 

Achenes 

Small perennial herb, leaves 3-5 lobed or divided, in radical rosette, glabrous or with scattered hairs. 

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast 

Montane Vegetation 

Tas. endemic. Widespread on the central plateau and in the eastern mountains from c900-1200m in swamps and bogs subject to intermittent flooding. 

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy 

Hardy 

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

May be distinguished from R. triplodontus by the length of the flowering stem in relation to the leaves and from R. lappaceus by the shape of its petals, petal nectaries and its generally smaller habit. Suitable below powerlines. 

Achenes smooth or minutely dimpled. seeds turn from green to yellowish and have broad and tapered beak- like attachment. ripe seeds fall if brushed. heads may contain up to 40 seeds but only 10 may, on average, be ripe 

Storage 

 

 

Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period. Sow in Autumn. 

 

 

 

 

Yes 

Also grown by division