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Scientific Name

Ranunculus prasinus

Family Name

RANUNCULACEAE

Common Name

Tunbridge or Midlands Buttercup

Status

Endangered

Height

Flowers

Flowers are pale yellow, solitary and on a stalk longer than the leaves.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Small, perennial, mat-forming herb. The grass-green leaves form a basal rosette, and are covered in long, soft hairs.

Municipalities

Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Occurs from Tunbridge to Campbell Town in the Midlands, on the margins of grassland wetlands.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagated by seed or division. Note: *It is an offence to collect this species without a permit*. 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 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. Sow in Autumn.

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