Family Index

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Scientific Name

Ranunculus jugosus

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Jug buttercup

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Pale yellow, with 5-6 petals, inconspicuous, held below leaves.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Rosette herb with leaves in 3-5 distant leaflets, each often with 3-pointed lobes. Leaf blades hairless, stalks reddish-brown.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Meander Valley

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Riparian

Habitat Notes

Tas, endemic. Known only from the Central Plateau growing in short alpine herbfield near rivers and soaks.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

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.

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.

Cutting Notes