Family Index

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Scientific Name

Ranunculus collinus

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Mountain buttercup

Status

Height

Flowers

Golden yellow, borne singly 8-15mm in dia. sepal covered with pressed hairs.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Rosette herb with stolons ; leaves having three leaflets or deeply 3-segmented each having 3 blunt teeth.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Common in seepage areas in short alpine herbfield and sedgeland, especially in eastern and central mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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May

Jun

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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

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.