Small-flowered Buttercup

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Ranunculus sessiliflorus

Small annual buttercup to 35 cm. Tiny pale yellow-greenish flowers. Three-lobed leaves on long leaf stalks to 50 cm.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Biology

Annual. Short-lived plant of sandy open sites in forest and woodland.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Dec
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Species
sessiliflorus

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

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

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Very similar to Small-flowered Buttercup Ranunculus sessiliflorus which has shorter leaf stalks and 2-4 tiny petals.
Native Status
Native