Ranunculus sardous
Common Name:
Buttercup
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, East Gippsland (STWZ) also naturalised in Tas
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Swampy areas
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Flower Description:
Pale yellow
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Habit:
Tufted annual herb to 60 cm high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Leaves are 3-lobed to trifoliate and 2-6 cm long and wide. Leaf segments are usually tooth and further divided into lobes. The fruit is an achene 2-3 mm in diameter with tubercles (warts) near the margins
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria