Ranunculus pumilio var. pumilio

Ferny Small-flower Buttercup

Spreading to erect densely hairy annual herb.

Additional information

• FamilyRanunculaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size5-30 cm high
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesJuvenile leaves have 3-5 broad lobes, adult leaves 3-5-lobed, lobes divided into narrow pointed segments 1-4 cm long, on stalks 1-7 cm long.
• Flower colourPale yellow-green
• Flowering timeSeptember to January
• FlowersTiny flowers with 2-4 petals, shorter than sepals, stalkless or shortly stalked. 5 sepals hairy on back. Round fruit of 10-20 biconvex seeds with warty based hairs, tiny hooked beak.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsWell drained soils, germinates following spring rains. Semi shade to dappled shade.
• Garden useSmall shortly lived buttercup for little gardens.
• Commercially availableNo information available
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common scattered throughout Victoria.

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