Additional information

• FamilyRanunculaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size5-30 cm high
• Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
• LeavesTufts of round basal leaves 1-5 cm wide, dissected almost to base, final segments very narrow. Stem leaves smaller. Stalks to 15 cm long.
• Flower colourYellow
• Flowering timeSeptember to February
• Flowers1-3 flowers to 15 mm wide, 5-7 narrowly oval petals, on erect flowering stalk held above leaves. Fruit a round head, warty, beak on each fruit slender and reflexed under at the tip.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatYes
• Growing conditionsAquatic to semi-aquatic plant of swamps and dams. Frost tolerant. Full sun, semi-shade.
• Garden useBeside wet areas or in shallow water.
• Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
• Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1 David Blair ©; 2 Colleen Miller ©; 3 Russell Best, NatureShare ©

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