Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus
Annual or Aust. Small-flowered Buttercup
Spreading to erect hairy to almost hairless annual herb.
Additional information
- FamilyRanunculaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size2-35 cm high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesJuvenile leaves have 3-5 broad lobes, adult leaves 0.5-2 cm long and wide; 3-5 shallow to deep fan-shaped lobes, lobes entire or with broad, pointed teeth, on stalks 1-3 cm long.
- Flower colourPale yellow-green
- Flowering timeSeptember to December
- FlowersTiny stalkless flowers with 1-2 petals, shorter than sepals. 3-4 sepals, hairy on back. Round fruit of 10-20 flattened seeds with warts ending in bristles, tiny pointed beak.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained soil in open forest. Semi shade to dappled shade.
- Garden useA short-lived species.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Limited distribution locally. Widespread in Victoria..
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Photographer/s: 1, 4 Chris Lindorff, NatureShare ©; 2, 3 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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