Family Index

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Scientific Name

Ranunculus arvensis

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

buttercup

Status

Height

stem 0.15m - 0.6m (15-60cm)

Flowers

4-12mm in dia. 5-petalled, upper half bright lemon, lower half duller, prominent veins.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Annual herb with erect, branching, leafy stem, sparsely hairy and fibrous roots.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Curtis cites this species as being an occasional weed of cultivation in the north of the state and intoduced from Europe. The 1999 Census does not indicate that it is an introducd species. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Achenes 4-8 wih long spines on margins and lateral faces.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.

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.