Family Index

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Scientific Name

Ranunculus gunnianus

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Tufted buttercup

Status

Height

Flowers

Large, with white or yellow petals, some purple on outside, on flowering stem longer than leaves.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Rosette herb with thick rootstock and stalked leaves, which are divided into thick linear segments and tipped by small gland.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Locally frequent in mountain bogs at altitudes of 1000m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

Grown by seed, by division or by cuttings. 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

Flattened achenes. 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, on average, only 10 may 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. 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