Native buttercup
Ranunculus lappaceus, Fam. Ranunculaceae
Erect, perennial, hairy herb up to 70cm tall with fibrous roots.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Herb |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Leaf: | Radical, blades 1-8 x 1-8cm, ternately or biternately dissected or lobed with dentate, usually acute segments, appressed hairs. Petiole 2-30cm long. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow, Gold |
| Flower description: | Golden flowers, 1.5-4cm in diameter with the outer of the sepals hairy. Early spring to summer. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown, lenticular, obovate-cuneate achenes, 1.7-3.5mm long. Lateral surfaces smooth or dimpled, slender arched beak, receptacle with hairy achene zone but otherwise glabrous. |
| Habitat: | Wetland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capitol Territory, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Ranunculus lappaceus Sm., Stanley T.D. & Ross E.M. (1983) Flora of south-eastern Queensland. Volume 1. |
