Thick-fruited Buttercup

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Ranunculus pachycarpus

Leaves tufted at base of plant. Tuberous roots and less branched flowering stems. Oval three-lobed leaves to 3 cm long covered in fine pressed hairs. Glossy cup-shaped five-petalled flower.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Distinct small oblong nectary lobe that produces nectar.
Biology

Perennial herb on flat places in dry forests mostly north of the Great Dividing Range.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Jul-Nov
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Species
pachycarpus

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

From the Greek ranus = frog, referring to the swampy habitat of most species.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native