Communities

Image not available.

Scientific Name

Ranunculus triplodontus

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Variable-leaved alpine buttercup

Status

Height

Flowers

Pale yellow on stalks shorter than leaves. Either 2-3 pale petals or five glossier ones.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Rosette herb, leaves variable in shape, not hairy.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Kentish; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Wet grassland and short alpine herbfield in the eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Can be distinguished from R. decurvus by the lack of hairs on its leaves and from R. nanus by its nectary which is a crescentic pocket with a small lobe below, and by the relative lengths of leaves and flowering stems. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

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

Storage

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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

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