Family Index

Scientific Name

Ranunculus lappaceus

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Common buttercup

Status

Height

stems 0.4m (40cm)

Flowers

Golden yellow flowers to 3cm in diameter.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb, usually with spreading or appressed hairs; short erect rootstock ; leaves, numerous, trifoliate or palmately div.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent ingrasslands and sclerophyll forests from sea level to c 900m. Grows in most soils.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; 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. Sow in Autumn. Needs a sunny position and ample moisture.

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